So a few months ago i wrote a post on how i cleaned the nasty ceramic tile i inherited when i bought my 1980 s fixer upper and while my cleaning method was highly effective at whitening grout lines and removing years of filth from the crevices in the tile i have always had major beef with ceramic tile.
What kind of flooring can you put over ceramic tile.
There are many concerns of the type of flooring a laminate can be placed over for installation.
To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the tile.
Carpet is another type of flooring that can be successfully installed over ceramic tile.
Laminate vinyl or another layer of ceramic tiles are all compatible flooring types as are glued on hardware floors.
Vinyl tile and other types of vinyl flooring are excellent choices for remodeling a kitchen or a bathroom.
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.
Yes you can install hardwood floors over ceramic tile but with a few exceptions.
The question is valid.
Its resistance to moisture is unparalleled by other types of flooring.
Whenever you install hardwood flooring over any type of subfloor you must ensure that it is completely level.
It is easy to install by yourself and you can generally have a small room completed within a day or two.
Installing over wood.
Ceramic and stone tile vinyl and laminate flooring tile and sheet linoleum hardwood planks and decorative concrete can all be installed over existing linoleum.
Next if the tile s joints are deep you ll want regrout them to bring them flush with the tile so that the lines won t telegraph show through the vinyl floor.
Once the tile is leveled.
Not only do i think it appears cold sterile and a bit.
Lvt flooring why i chose it.
If your ceramic tile has grout lines that give it texture you will need to fill those in to make your flooring completely level.
Also the tack strip holes will all have to be drilled because the ceramic will shatter if you try to nail directly into it.
Choose a compatible flooring type to lay over your ceramic tiles.
Once you ve removed lose or broken pieces patch the empty sections with a liquid cement or mortar letting it settle level with the tile floor.
Depending on what type of carpet or padding is selected it will add some height to the floor.