Fortunately the answer to the question is yes.
Laying tile over laminate floor.
The process would be the same as installing a laminate floor on a concrete slab.
Manufactured to resemble real wood tile or.
You can install laminate over tile.
If you must go over the laminate it technically can be done but isn t recommended.
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.
A big question is can a laminate floor be placed over a ceramic tile floor.
Remember that laminate flooring like swiss krono usa s laminate wood flooring is a floating floor it will expand and contract as temperature and other conditions change.
Removing a ceramic tile floor is hard work chipping away old tiles and mortar is extremely time.
This means that the choice of subfloor i e what you install laminate over needs to provide the right support.
Hi dorothy 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.
A laminate floor is a floating floor which means it doesn t get nailed or glued to the subfloor.
That makes it possible to install laminate over hardwood linoleum and vinyl and yes.
There are many concerns of the type of flooring a laminate can be placed over for installation.
The question is valid.
Problem being that the laminate can shift since it is a floating floor and your tile will technically be floating too.
Depending on the thickness of the cement board and tile it can raise it from a 1 8 in to higher then what it originally was.