Floating Engineered Floors Over Tile

For years the only solution to installing hardwood floors over tile was rip it out and install the wood floor.

Floating engineered floors over tile.

Donna asks we are thinking about replacing our tile floor in the kitchen. Engineered tile is easy to clean and highly resistant to stains and scratches. It is a thin solid flooring system that doesn t require adhesive and comes with a padded underlayment that helps smooth out any contour from the ceramic. What types of installations over tile.

The simplest in terms of getting the job done without messy demo work would be a floating engineered floor. Laminate flooring goes very well over ceramic tiles. The thought of ripping up both to install life proof vinyl flooring doesn t appeal to me. Easy installation compared to natural stone ceramic and porcelain which can be messy and take up to 2 to 5 days installing engineered tile is faster easier and cleaner.

Laminate is a cheap fast flooring solution that easily goes right over ceramic tile. Floating floors were designed for. Engineered tile s warm and comfortable surface is a major trade up over the cold hard tiles of natural stone porcelain and ceramic. Engineered tile is faster easier and cleaner to install than natural stone ceramic or porcelain.

Unfortunately where the ceramic meets the engineered wood there s a little less that a 1 4 inch height difference and a transition is currently being used. Installing hardwood floors over tile. With engineered tile it s possible to be done in a day with less mess but it can take as long as 3 to 5 days to install traditional stone tile.