How To Lay Wood Floors Over Tile

Solid floors are normally nailed to wood subfloors.

How to lay wood floors over tile. I would suggest 3 8 thick prefinished engineered hardwood flooring. In order to install a solid floor one would need a proper subfloor. Stapling and nailing planks to your subfloor is the most common installation method for solid hardwood floors. Is it possible to lay hardwood over an existing tile floor yes you can lay a wood floor over tile if the existing floor is in good shape and without cracks.

You can t exactly stick a nail through ceramic tile or concrete so these subfloors cannot support this type of installation. If installing over an appropriate wood surface sand the wood to make it smoother and remember that the installation will work better over a subfloor at least 1 1 8 inches thick. If the tile is being installed in a bathroom consider applying an isolation membrane over your wood subfloor to further protect against expansion and contraction. You can lay laminate over tile as long as the tile is in good condition which means no broken or loose pieces.

Donna asks we are thinking about replacing our tile floor in the kitchen. You should install an underlayment before laying the floor but you may need to install transition strips.