Laminate flooring goes very well over ceramic tiles.
Floating wood floor over tile.
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.
There are several floating floor materials available but if you want real wood the best choice is engineered flooring.
Installing hardwood floors over tile.
For years the only solution to installing hardwood floors over tile was rip it out and install the wood floor.
The planks go down fast over virtually any material concrete plywood sheet vinyl even ceramic tile.
The simplest in terms of getting the job done without messy demo work would be a floating engineered floor.
It is a thin solid flooring system that doesn t require adhesive and comes with a padded underlayment that helps smooth out any contour from the ceramic.
Laminate is a cheap fast flooring solution that easily goes right over ceramic tile.
I would suggest 3 8 thick prefinished engineered hardwood flooring.
Whenever you install hardwood flooring over any type of subfloor you must ensure that it is completely level.
If your ceramic tile has grout lines that give it texture you will need to fill those in to make your flooring completely level.
Floor tiles usually should be laid over a strong underlayment of cement board or treated plywood.
Still you may need to tile directly over an existing hardwood floor for instance to avoid raising the floor level significantly relative to an adjacent floor.
If so make sure the floor is solid and well sealed.
However you ll want to keep track of how much height the new flooring adds.
Donna asks we are thinking about replacing our tile floor in the kitchen.
What types of installations over tile.
Yes you can install hardwood floors over ceramic tile but with a few exceptions.