First you have the height issues.
Timber floor over tiles.
Tile with mortar will range in height from 1 4 to 1 2.
The process of laying timber flooring over tiles.
That could lead to issues with baseboard issues and door clearence issues.
For years the only solution to installing hardwood floors over tile was rip it out and install the wood floor.
Removing a ceramic tile floor is hard work chipping away old tiles and mortar is extremely time consuming and labor intensive.
The simplest in terms of getting the job done without messy demo work would be a floating engineered floor.
Cracked or missing tiles should be fixed or filled in.
Wide seams between the tiles can create slight depressions in the vinyl flooring.
There as a few issues with laying gluedown wood flooring over tile.
Installing hardwood floors over tile.
Hi my name is edwin my wife want to install wood floor over the ceramic tile can i do.
The question is valid.
February 4 2020 at 11 53 am.
Floating floors were designed for.
You can lay them right over the existing floor vinyl flooring or tile and grout them for a more finished look.
If the tiles are in good condition laying a laminate or another type of floating wood floor over tile isn t much different from laying it on a bare subfloor.
That could create problems in doorways and at transitions to other floors.
The important thing that you need to remember when laying your new timber flooring over your tiles is that the tiled surface needs to be clean dry and level.
Anytime you have moisture issues it s a concern for wood flooring due to the ability to.
If i can i know the best option is engineering wood floor glue down what you recomended.
Installation precautions to take.
If a laminate can be placed over a ceramic tile the labor of the installation is decreased dramatically.
When i researched this i came across stainmaster brand vinyl wood and in person many of these colors actually look like wood flooring.
If the tile floor has wide or deep seams use an underlayment rather than installing the.
This type of wood ranges from 5 16 to 5 8 of an inch thick and won t create a height problem.
Vinyl flooring can be installed directly over ceramic and porcelain tile flooring.
This underlayment height coupled with the 3 4 inch thickness of the flooring itself would make the new floor too thick.
What types of installations over tile.
If you lay glue down wood on top you will add about 3 8 to the height of the floor.
Hi paul thanks for the question.
Engineered wood flooring on the other hand can be glued directly to the existing ceramic.
Vinyl flooring over ceramic tile.
Chipboard cushioned vinyl flooring particle boards of any type oriented strand board osb interior grade plywood tongue and groove planking and hardwood floors are unsuitable substrates for direct installation of ceramic tile.
However you ll want to keep track of how much height the new flooring adds.
To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the tile.
Installing over wood.
Many laminate manufacturers specifically indicate that.
