My kitchen has an engineered wood floor that needs to be replaced. It was is glued to my concrete subfloor. There is no underlayment -- it's just glued to the subfloor. From repairing the floor I know that when you remove the planks, chunks (not huge, but still very noticeable) of the subfloor come up with the planks due to the glue, leaving the floor unlevel and with varying texture. I don't want to go through the hassle and mess of having someone remove the wood floor, and then sand down and/or use a self-leveling material on the subfloor before putting a new floor down. I'm thinking that the existing floor is already a smooth surface. Can I just put a new floor over it? To avoid removing the existing floor I'm happy to put down any type of new floor that will work (linoleum, laminate, wood, tile). Please help!Thanks
yes ..before you get started look to see if the extra height of the floor gets in the way of other things like doors or floor vents .base board heaters.. i have been laying floors since 1971 ..good luck
A floating floor (laminate) would work fine if the raised height is not a problem.
Yes, you can put new flooring over an engineered wood flooring but it depends on the floor the you install, I think tile and another wood floor is not a good idea, I go with laminate and linoleum flooring.
Short answer- Yes, you can. But, be aware of potential problems that can come later. You will have an organic material under the floor cut off from being able to breath- that basically means the surface you put over it will cut it off from being able to dry out if it get wet. If it gets wet, it will mildew - rot, and stink something awful. also, that old floor will have voids that you can not get to, making it a perfect habitat for insects. Although right now you are not able to actually, physically get under the old floor, if you or an expert applicator had to get to insect infestations, it is much more possible than if the old floor were covered. Covering it makes it less accessible and much more inviting to infestations. Basically, in construction, it is never a good idea to cover old material with new. A proper fix is to chip it out, level the floor correctly and lay down the new covering. I understand the prohibitive expense of this. But, imagine what you'll pay later with an improper job on top of what you will eventually have to do anyway?
I personally would not. But I can't think of many reasons not too. Of course you'll have to make provisions for the increased thickness of floor you'll have. Baseboards shoe mold exterior door thresholds .
