Can You Put Timber Flooring Over Tiles

Laying timber over tiles is common in the renovation of old houses says ivan lloret manager of se timber in drummoyne nsw.

Can you put timber flooring over tiles.

Wide seams between the tiles can create slight depressions in the vinyl flooring. Specifically vinyl plank flooring can be installed over ceramic tiles if the tiles meet a few requirements. Wood in any form serves as a poor subfloor for ceramic or stone tile. If your ceramic tile has grout lines that give it texture you will need to fill those in to make your flooring completely level.

One situation however does require more work and may call for removal of the tile. It can also be installed on top of many types of existing floors which can cut the time and cost of a floor remodel significantly. This isn t to say you can install laminate over every tile floor. Expect to pay about 75 per square metre if you do demolish the concrete slab add another 70 per square metre to your budget.

Is it possible to lay hardwood over an existing tile floor yes you can lay a wood floor over tile if the existing floor is in good shape and without cracks. Wood naturally warps twists swells and shrinks due to change in temperature or humidity. I would suggest 3 8 thick prefinished engineered hardwood flooring. Cracked or missing tiles should be fixed or filled in.

For a successful glue down application over older tile the single largest issue associated with failures are older loosened tiled 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. Yes you can install hardwood floors over ceramic tile but with a few exceptions. The best thing to do is firstly ensure the floor is flat smooth and even this may need to be screeded to achieve this.

Then you need to lay insulating boards over the tiles screed these are 5 6mm thick then lay the mats for the electric underfloor heating system and finally the flooring. Vinyl flooring can be installed directly over ceramic and porcelain tile flooring. Whenever you install hardwood flooring over any type of subfloor you must ensure that it is completely level. Some conditions apply but most are easily addressed.

You can choose to have the flooring laid directly over the tiles but you need to be aware that doing this can cause areas of hollowness. Ply sheeting is put down over the tiles then timber floorboards are glued and nailed to the ply. If the tile floor has wide or deep seams use an underlayment rather than installing the vinyl directly on the tile. When some of the tiles are loose chipped or broken.