How To Install Laminate Tile Flooring

In fact laminate flooring can be installed in almost every room in your home including kitchens since it doesn t have to be glued down and doesn t involve grout or mortar.

How to install laminate tile flooring.

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. Unlike ceramic tile laminate flooring is a dry installation no grout no mortar no adhesives that set up while you re working. The tile surface will be lower than the laminate surface. Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue.

Slide the first two rows into their final position and repeat steps 5 and 6 above using the same alternating plank technique to complete the process. Step 1 prepare the sub floor surface. When installing a floating laminate floor you don t need to use any adhesive nails or staples. Before you install the tile ensure you have enough time in hand as the process is not a short one.

The process would be the same as installing a laminate floor on a concrete slab. First you have to make sure that the floor is even and level. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day. The way to ensure your floor is flat and even is by using two.