Ceramic tile floor
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Slaughterbeck Floors, Inc. on Apr 28, 2015Hi Judy, In certain circumstances,yes. If the tile is quite level, a floating floor can be laid overit. If the tile is uneven, then a leveling compound can be spread over it; then a floating floor would be installed over that. However, we and most flooring contractors, prefer to be down to the subfloorwhenever possible. Here is more info on floating floors vs. the other types: http://www.slaughterbeckfloors.com/floorology/1303/Nail-Down-Glue-Down-Float.html thanks, Stephanie Slaughterbeck Floors, Inc.Helpful Reply
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Charlotte on Apr 28, 2015I have asked the same question. I want to put laminate "floating floor" over my porcelain tile.Helpful Reply
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Karla @ Small Town Rambler on Apr 28, 2015I saw some vinyl plank flooring at Lowes that was made for laying over ceramic tile. I have always heard that it's best to use a floor leveler over the grout before laying any other flooring over it. Good luck!Helpful Reply
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Becky on Apr 28, 2015You also have to take joining room/doorways into account.Helpful Reply
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Beth H. Makemeprettyagain.blogspot on Apr 28, 2015Is this in a bathroom??? if so, it's a small space. Just remove the tile. It's not that bad to do. You can actually rent a jack hammer thing that scrapes it up (home depot). Do things right in the beginning and you won't run into problems down the road. Trust me.Helpful Reply
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Country Design Home on Apr 29, 2015I have to say I agree with Beth. In the long run, it is better to start with a good solid new subfloor than trying to cover up old tile. Removing the tile is not that difficult- especially if it is older tile where the mortar has dried out a bit. We recently redid our bathroom and most of it came up with one hit with a hammer and chisel. There were a couple of spots where I had to really work to get the mortar that was left behind off the plywood subfloor. They do rent a mini-jackhammer for those situations.Helpful Reply
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Cath65 on Apr 29, 2015My husband 'surprised' me once when I came back from an overseas holiday to find the whole of the floor tiles lifted so we could retile. DON'T DO IT!! It was an old house which they had retiled one layer on top of the other 3 TIMES!! For months later, the smoke detectors would go off every time I would vacuum, and the dust destroyed some of our electronics. You can actually retile on top of existing tiles (or floor boards or whatever). As previous comments, if the floor is not level first put down some self levelling concrete. Just remember to check whether your doors can still open with the new height - if they can't it might be easier to pull the door off and trim the bottom. Good luck!! :)Helpful Reply
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Heather Bushem on Apr 29, 2015hi! Always better to remove where you can. If the existing tiles become loose it can jeopardize the integrity of the flooring laid over it. Always better to work with the sub floor and go from there (depending on what kind of flooring gets installed over it). Good luck and have fun:-)Helpful Reply
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