How To Install Laminate Ahainst Ceramic Tile
How to install ceramic tile against laminate flooring.
How to install laminate ahainst ceramic tile. Place the transition strip in the gap so that one side of the strip overlaps the laminate a minimum of 1. Run a 1 4 inch bead of construction adhesive along the entire top edge of the ceramic tile. Many laminate manufacturers specifically indicate that. Removing a ceramic tile floor is hard work chipping away old tiles and mortar is extremely time consuming and labor intensive.
The tile surface will be lower than the laminate surface. If a laminate can be placed over a ceramic tile the labor of the installation is decreased dramatically. Both tile and laminate flooring planks can be installed over wood or concrete subfloors. Flooring installation laminate and engineered tile february 2 2009 sonia.
Since you must level either type of subfloor before laying tile if you decide that you want to replace a tile floor with laminate flooring you won t need to do as much work to make sure the floor sits level. Installing ceramic tile directly over old laminate flooring can save time effort and money for the skilled do it yourselfer with the the. The question is valid. However she wasn t convinced that oregon s wet and cold climate and tile.