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

Hardwood over tile. If the hardwood flooring is composed of narrow boards with a very smooth, flat surface, you could leave the flooring in place and screw cement backer board down on top of it before applying. Received 943 votes on 857 posts. You will have to fix small areas as there is damage.

Not coming up/breaking apart), the tile is. Any type of solid hardwood flooring would have to be nailed to the subfloor, so you cannot put it directly over an existing tile floor. The engineered wood will become the subfloor.

I would like to remove it and return to ceramic tile floors. Hardwood flooring over ceramic tile. All of that floor area is existing ceramic tile.

In fact, some flooring manufacturers now offer product lines, such as certain luxury vinyl tile and engineered floating hardwood planks, specifically for installation over existing. The short answer to this is “yes.”. Cork is an ideal flooring option for ceramic tile in spaces where water is likely to be spilled.

What types of installations over tile?. House is in florida and was built 1981. The tile floor will have to be removed to access.

If the wood floor is being glued to a slick tile surface, rough the tiles up a bit by sanding them to allow the adhesive to adhere better. On the other hand, if hardwood is exposed to a large. Am going to install engineered hardwood in dining room, kitchen and hallway leading to master bedroom.