We tiled our kitchen floor, it cracked. So.....
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Janet Pizaro on Feb 29, 2016If you patch up the tiles so that they are even, I do not see any reason for a floating laminate floor not to work. I have that flooring all through my living spaces.Helpful Reply
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Darla on Feb 29, 2016In a kitchen, it might be better to use the snap-together luxury vinyl planks, since they're more waterproof. That's also a floating floor.Helpful Reply
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Janet Pizaro on Feb 29, 2016Just to respond to the snap flooring, Either way the floor is not supposed to bet WET.When cleaning those types of flooring minimal water is used.Helpful Reply
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Shari on Feb 29, 2016I have laminate flooring in some of the rooms of my house, including the kitchen, and I DO NOT recommend it, at all. I hate it! Laminate is water-sensitive, some brands more than others, but it cannot tolerate much water before it starts to bubble, warp or peel. Even a random ice cube dropping out of the ice dispenser on the front of my refrigerator will make the laminate bubble if I don't see it and pick it up before it melts. If tile is not working for you, your next best choice for the kitchen is vinyl. Home depot sells a floating vinyl plank flooring called Trafficmaster Allure and the "Ultra" version snaps together and IS WATERPROOF. (The regular Allure is also floating but it has sticky strips that hold the planks together and it is water resistant. I have the regular Allure one bathroom and LOVE it and it should work fine in a kitchen too as long as you don't have a major flood from the dishwasher, a burst pipe under the sink etc.) The only problem with vinyl (any kind of vinyl--planks, squares or solid sheet) is your sub-floor (which in your case would be the tile if you choose not to take it up), has to be relatively level and smooth because vinyl will eventually conform to any lumps, bumps or unevenness of the sub-floor. In other words, the vinyl may eventually show the height difference between the tiles and grout, but they do make floor leveler that you could put down first. If you look at the Trafficmaster Allure or Ultra at Home Depot and like it, or any other vinyl flooring, the flooring professionals can guide you on what you need to do to get your tile ready to put down vinyl.Helpful Reply
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Shari on Feb 29, 2016@Tara Lynn I actually got so wrapped up in my *rant* against laminate I forgot to answer your original question. Yes, you can lay laminate over the tile, as long as thickness of the tile and laminate together is not too high to transition smoothly from any rooms that the laminate-over-tile connects to. The laminate in my kitchen and breakfast room was put down over tile. Also, if you are dead set on using laminate, I would suggest you bring home a couple pieces of whichever laminate you think you might be interested in. Snap the pieces together like they would be laid on your floor. Sprinkle them with water and don't wipe it up. Wait a couple days. If there is any sign of bubbling, warping or peeling around the seams, do not spend your hard-earned money on that particular laminate.Helpful Reply
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Tara Lynn on Feb 29, 2016Thank you, I guess it's live with it until we can tear it out. Then yep probably back to vinyl.Helpful Reply
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Tara Lynn on Mar 02, 2016I was looking at a laminate floor that looked like tiles actually, so I am sure it is made for kitchen but yes I would try it our first, a great idea.Helpful Reply
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Tara Lynn on Mar 02, 2016We were looking at a floating laminate floor that actually looks like a stone tile, but yes trying it out for a few days is a great idea.Helpful Reply
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Happybruin66 on Mar 02, 2016How badly is it cracked? Could the affected tiles be replaced with matching tiles?Helpful Reply
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Tara Lynn on Mar 02, 2016I didn't mean it had any stone qualities, I get it. I know it's laminated on. I guess my idea was they made it look like kitchen flooring so it seems like it would hold up but you are still are correct, ask lots of questions and try it out myself.Helpful Reply
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