Installing a floating laminate floor may be an ideal way to cover your old vinyl flooring.
Can laminate flooring be installed over vinyl tile.
Many homeowners ask whether or not they can install laminate flooring over vinyl flooring.
You can install laminate over tile.
Like solid wood flooring laminate can swell when subjected to water.
When covering existing vinyl tiles or vinyl floors first determine if the vinyl is well secured and in good condition any waviness tears or unevenness must be repaired prior to installation.
That makes it possible to install laminate over hardwood linoleum and vinyl and yes.
Around the dishwasher sink and refrigerator.
The process would be the same as installing a laminate floor on a concrete slab.
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.
The vinyl is in good condition.
This isn t to say you can install laminate over every tile floor.
1 remove the molding called quarter round along the edge of the baseboard with a pry bar.
The real beauty of laminates and engineered wood floating floors is that these are designed to be installed floated over many types of subfloorings.
Then you will want to install a solid smooth underlayment over your laminate floor.
How to do it right.
Laminate flooring can be installed over vinyl as long as.
The vinyl is level.
This is great news for anyone who doesn t want to spend days chipping away at an old tile floor to remove it which is pretty much everyone.
The short answer is yes you can install laminate flooring over vinyl flooring.
Vinyl flooring over ceramic tile vinyl flooring can be installed directly over ceramic and porcelain tile flooring.
You will then want to install vinyl planks that are as thick as you can get.