I want to install hardwood in all my house, except bathrooms.I currently have ceramic tile flooring. I know removing it and installing solid hardwood will be expensive.Can I install floaring hardwood over the ceramic tile?? I went to Lowe‘s, and the flooring assistant recommended me to to that. With the correct underlayment should be not trouble at all.Have you install it that way?? WHAT IS YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE??
Removing tile isnt all that hard, or expensive. It just takes some muscle. A good sturdy floor scraper willl pop most of the tile and grout loose, once you get a few tiles up. Once you get some space to move your scraper, they will start popping off. The toughest part will be removing the tile adhesive, depending on what was used, but not a major problem. The flooring assistant will be happy to sell you all sorts of pieces to a flooring sytem. You really dont need it. The fewer things you have under your wood floor, the better. The fewer things to go wrong down the road. Wood flooring, being tongue and groove, is hard to remove and replace if you have a problem with whatever is under it.
I have installed floating hardwood and laminate over ceramic tile. It can be successfully done. Most floating hardwoods require a foam padding beneath them and are glued together. In your case I would also suggest the use of a 6 mil plastic sheeting to serve as a moisture barrier. There are a lot of issues with floating hardwood floor. It is fairly new and the results so far are not too good. It tends to be noisy, separate, and cup. It is also difficult to install any boards that are not perfectly straight, which is most of them. I would not recommend any Bruce floating hardwood, such as sold at Lowe's. If you cannot remove the tile, a quality laminate would in this case be a better choice than hardwood.
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just installed a floating floor, since you have tile, buy LUAN floor covering very then word board in 4x8 sections apply construction adhesive very thinly1 or a thick spray on glue and lay them then apply your floor
it will last about a 9 months and you will start to have problems. If this is your home remove the tile if you are renting float away. Problems you will see: floor warps, moisture underneath starts to turn the edges on the wood floor black, your floor will creak, bubbles in floor as well.
