Can laminate flooring or ceramic floor tiles be laid over floorboards?

Question

There a re floorboards in the bathroom can they be overlaid with ceramic floor tiles. Can floorboards have laminate over them?

Answer 1

You need to screw down Marine Plywood (12mm thick recommended) to the floor, screws 6 inch apart. Use a flexible adehsive for ceramic tiles. May need to prime floor.



Laminate (wood) floor must be bathroom standard.



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Answer 2

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Can laminate flooring or ceramic floor tiles be laid over floorboards?

There a re floorboards in the bathroom can they be overlaid with ceramic floor tiles. Can floorboards have laminate over them?

Answer 3

I've just put laminate in all the bedrooms on the top floor of my house, and they all have floorboards. You just need a special underlay that costs you about £5 or less for 1m x 10m, which covers a small room or most of a big one.



My downstairs floor is tiled and I've been given the go ahead to put laminate there too.

Answer 4

Yes,,,, for ceramic tile you will need to glue and screw a cement board down for the tile to glued too!and a subfloor can also be put down if laying a laminate!!!

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Answer 5

yes, you can put laminate flooring over floorboards as long as the floorboards are level. you will need to put down a padding first which, for laminate flooring, is a thin sponge-like padding that can be purchased at lowes or home depot.

Answer 6

laminate you will need soft matting over the floor boards..carpet felt etc...for the ceramic tiles..if its tongue and groove flooring and there are no gaps or movement (and no paint or varnish!) then yes straight onto the floor boards just seal with acrylic. if any doubt make sure you lay at least 12 mm thick ply screwed down every 6 inches ..no need to glue (glue?) ..dont be mistaken that this levels your floor it doesnt ..it just helps to soften movement of floor boards which can cause tiles to move.. seal the ply with acrylic bonding agent..then lay ...(use max flexi adhesive and grout)

Answer 7

The ply needs to be thick enough not to flex when walking on it. Try your local tool hire shop they may be able to hire you a proper cutter at a reasonable rate for a weekend. Don't forget if your going to do the kitchen you won't be able to walk on the tiles for a while just in case they move. As you go unscrew the legs supporting the base units of your kitchen, tile, remeasure the legs and screw them back in. It makes for an easier job and saves lots of cutting to go up against the bottom boards. No one will see the edges. Start in the centre and tile outwards.

Answer 8

Ceramic yes, laminate no.