Installing Laminate Over Tile

This project involves laying ceramic tile over a laminate countertop around a top mounted kitchen sink and on both sides of a cooking range.

Installing laminate over tile. Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue. It s going in a kitchen and two bathrooms. The process would be the same as installing a laminate floor on a concrete slab. Lay out a tile pattern.

The problem with the ceramic tile is it has white grout and my client can t keep the grout clean. I thought i will show what is involved from start to finish. A laminate floor is a floating floor which means it doesn t get nailed or glued to the subfloor. Hi dorothy the short answer is yes you can install laminate flooring over a ceramic tile floor if the tile floor is in good condition and the tile are well attached level and flat.

In fact laminate flooring can be installed in almost every room in your home including kitchens since it doesn t have to be glued down and doesn t involve grout or mortar. If your flooring has such depressions it may be a good idea to determine the cause and have a professional. That makes it possible to install laminate over hardwood linoleum and vinyl and yes. Fuad reveiz shows how to install tile over exisiting laminate countertops.

This means that the choice of subfloor i e what you install laminate over needs to provide the right support. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day. Step 1 laying ceramic tile over laminate countertop. First the tile should be in good shape level and free of depressions before installing laminate over tile.

As with any flooring surface if there are major depressions and extensive cracking the issue may be with the subflooring. The first step in any remodeling project of this. I m starting a laminate tile installation next thursday.