Installing Wood Floors Over Tile

Installing hardwood floors over tile.

Installing wood floors over tile.

Add at least 10 to. How to install wood look tile flooring planning and preparation. If so what do you recommend. If not moisture could pool underneath the cracks causing serious damage to your new floors.

If your ceramic tile has grout lines that give it texture you will need to fill those in to make your flooring completely level. However you ll want to keep track of how much height the new flooring adds. Floating floors were designed for these types of applications. I would suggest 3 8 thick prefinished engineered hardwood flooring or easy to install laminate flooring.

Hi donna yes you can lay a wood floor over tile if the existing floor is in good shape and without cracks. Use our tile calculator to estimate the square footage of tile you need. Is it possible to lay hardwood over an existing tile floor. That could create problems in doorways and at transitions to other floors.

Yes you can install hardwood floors over ceramic tile but with a few exceptions. For years the only solution to installing hardwood floors over tile was rip it out and install the wood floor. The simplest in terms of getting the job done without messy demo work would be a floating engineered floor. In some cases you can install over old vinyl flooring but it s best to get down to your.