Installing Laminate Flooring Over Ceramic Tile

Installing ceramic tile directly over old laminate flooring can save time effort and money for the skilled do it yourselfer with the the proper toolkit.
Installing laminate flooring over ceramic tile. Most of the time ceramic tile is a lot of work to remove not to mention it can be dangerous. There are many concerns of the type of flooring a laminate can be placed over for installation. Removing a ceramic tile floor is hard work chipping away old tiles and mortar is extremely time consuming and labor intensive. The question is valid.
If the grout lines in the ceramic tile are deep you ll see and feel them under sheet flooring and if you choose to install preglued vinyl tiles they won t stick. Some conditions apply but most are easily addressed. The edges are really sharp. The process would be the same as installing a laminate floor on a concrete slab.
Ceramic tile is like glass when it breaks. Sometimes it may come up fairly easy if the thin set used to install the ceramic tile isn t a good. There may be times when you want to install laminate flooring over ceramic tile. Often the most difficult and time.
One situation however does require more work and may call for removal of the tile. When some of the tiles are loose chipped or broken. If a laminate can be placed over a ceramic tile the labor of the installation is decreased.