How To Install Laminate Tile Flooring

The tile surface will be lower than the laminate surface.

How to install laminate tile flooring.

First you have to make sure that the floor is even and level. Trim the multi purpose reducer strip to fit level against both the laminate surface and the tile surface using a circular saw or hand saw. The way to ensure your floor is flat and even is by using two. Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue.

Slide the first two rows into their final position and repeat steps 5 and 6 above using the same alternating plank technique to complete the process. Step 1 prepare the sub floor surface. In fact laminate flooring can be installed in almost every room in your home including kitchens since it doesn t have to be glued down and doesn t involve grout or mortar. Laminate tile flooring can add a nice touch to your kitchen or other floor.

Hi dorothy the short answer is yes you can install laminate flooring over a ceramic tile floor if the tile floor is in good condition and the tile are well attached level and flat. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day. Before you install the tile ensure you have enough time in hand as the process is not a short one. Unlike ceramic tile laminate flooring is a dry installation no grout no mortar no adhesives that set up while you re working.