Can I lay ceramic floor tiles on top of laminate flooring?
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Yes.
The surface of the laminate, once sanded, sould provide a nice smooth surface for the tile adhesive to get a grip.
And no.
If you're referring to a laminate flooring that "floats" on a sort of pad, its the floating that will, over time, cause the tile floor to gradually separate and break up. The other problem is the condition of the floor under the laminate. The laminate is pretty forgiving of dips in the old floor; it will bridge them and flex a little when you step on a spot with a slight void underneath; but the tile will be absolutely unforgiving; the grout, at least, will loosen and the tile itself may actually crack, depending on various factors such as weight, force applied, etc.
What to do then?
Two basic choices: go UP, or DOWN.
You could affix underlayment on top of the laminate, nailing or stapling it on 4" centers (that's right, a nail every 4"). That would firm everything up and give a good surface for adhesion.
The better option is to pull up the laminate -if its the floating kind, that actually won't be too difficult. Now you'll see whether the old floor under that is a nice work surface -or a nightmare. If there are a lot of ugly dips and voids, fill 'em with floor leveling compound (dry stuff to which you add water -it has a lot of plaster of paris in it). Then put the underlyament down on that and do the tile. But if it really is pretty decent, just sand it and then install the tile.
Regardless of which way, your objective is a flat and solid surface.
I hope this helps.
NO
no, you'd need to pull the laminate flooring up. And possibly sand underneath it.
Definately NOT
I would think so cos the laminate will provide a smooth surface for laying the tiles and presumably an extra layer of insulation.
No you can't because you would need to apply a form of grout for the tiles and they wouldn't stick properly to wood making it dangerous
No it wouldn't stick, take the flooring up first and see what is underneath. You need a hard level floor to lay tiles. if it is for a bathroom then lay some marine ply first as this doesn't allow water to soak through.
Certainly, as long as the laminate doesn't flex you'll be fine, but be sure you will never want to do anything else to your floor again because it wil be a SOD to undo!
It's technically quite possible but not really a good idea.
laminate flooring expands in summer and contracts in winter, quite alot. so no, lift the old flooring and put down plywood sheeting instead.
No, you will need to lift the laminate flooring and the underlay. Then depending on the floor underneath it will determine what type of adhesive you should use. If a solid concrete floor then a general floor tile adhesive will be ok, but if wooden or chipboard flooring then you must use a flexible floor
tile adhesive. Hope this helps
Depends on the type off laminate. Glue down laminate wouldn't be to bad but you still have to install an underlayment over it suitable for tile flooring.
If your laminate is of the floating type, taking it out will be easie(r). Bottom line is to not tile over anything that feels bouncy or sounds hollow when tapped.
No no no no no no!!!
Dont you dare!!
Depends on how the ceramic tiles feel about you. Maybe if you buy them dinner first...put on some soft music...a little wine.
No! No! No!. i would like to SE the floors in brandane`s house and in pennymoth`s house. I bet they look great (i don't think so)
No,you have to remove the old flooring and then you have to use a filler for the new tile to be installed on.The area must be as level as possible.Then you use a special grout to sit the tiles in.This grout is made for ceramic tiles and will not shrink when it dries.I would not recommend doing this if you have wood floors.All the floors here in Spain are cement,and most of the apartments and houses have ceramic tile flooring.This is a job for professionals,as it takes special tools to cut the tiles,and a lot of practice to do the job correctly.
no because a laminate floor is classed as a floating floor
a tile floor must be fully adhered to a solid concrete floor or if your laying tiles onto a timber joist and chipboard or floor board floor you must fix 8mm or 10mm plywood at 150mm centres over the top of the existing flooring, if you are tiling onto a wooden floor you must use a flexible tile adhesive
you must apply 1 or 2 coats of a PVA adhesive on the concrete or the plywood prior to laying your tiles
if in doubt ask your local tile supplier or read the instruction on the bag of tile adhesive
hope this helps
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if you put down sheets of dura rock over the laminate first...the dura rock needs to be glued and screwed into place though not nailed.
In order to do a proper installation, the tiles need to be on a good substrate such as "hardi backer" or "wonderboard". The glue for the tile will not adhere well to the laminate and you will soon have loose and or broken tiles
You can put the substrate over the laminate because it gets nailed or screwed down.
No , No, No, No, No, please somebody stop them, no you cannot lay anything on top of laminate, it is not fixed and moves, this is not good for tiles....
definitely not the laminate epands and contracts so the tile adhesive will just break away from the surface
NO
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