Can You Lay Laminate Over Floor Tiles

If the front of the dishwasher is not sitting on the laminate you may not be able to remove the dishwasher in the future.

Can you lay laminate over floor tiles.

Removing a ceramic tile floor is hard work chipping away old tiles and mortar is extremely time consuming and labor intensive. When you install laminate flooring over ceramic tile up to dishwashers you need the laminate flooring to go under the front legs of the dishwasher. There are many concerns of the type of flooring a laminate can be placed over for installation. You ve got problems however if the tiles are uneven and have raised edges or if the grout lines are wide and deep.

They should acclimate for at least 48 hours. Lay out the unopened boxes of laminate planks in the room. You will still need to add a foam underlayment beneath the laminate. A big question is can a laminate floor be placed over a ceramic tile floor.

Hi myriam thanks for the question. The question is valid. If you re flooring is glued down and in good condition no peeling corners level you can install your laminate over. For uneven floors a foam underlayment can be used as the base for your laminate planks.

You can often lay a laminate over tile without any extra effort if the tile a smooth level and there isn t much depth in the grout lines. When laying laminate over tile the tile must be flat. Manufactured to resemble real wood tile or other materials laminate flooring is composed of layers of materials bonded under heat and intense pressure. 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.