While not a perfect solution to all of your countertop woes tiling over laminate just might be the fast inexpensive solution you need to carry your kitchen through for a few more years or to aid in a house sale.
Can i put laminate over tile countertop.
When i am gone my home will be torn down and replaced.
Ceramic tile is durable easy to clean and relatively inexpensive making it a great way to update outdated plastic laminates.
Tile and natural stone as well as other laminate surfaces can serve as an adequate base for your laminate tiles.
I want to put laminate over the tile if it can be done.
I am in my 70 s a unhealthy female but a happy one.
To make things worse there was about a half inch mud bed under the top layer.
When you install the edge tiles image 9 be sure and fill all voids between the tile and the laminate with mortar.
What i need from you is the answer can you put laminate or something simular over the tile using the plywood.
I put laminate over a workbench in my basement next to the shop sink and it was a great inexpensive way to get a waterproof work.
Step 1 treating the laminate.
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.
When we had our old tile countertop torn out in the kitchen we saw that someone had laid the tile over a previous layer of tile.
This will allow for a slightly thicker layer of adhesive to be laid under the counter edge tile.
If the old countertops are smooth and even simply tile over them.
A laminate floor is a floating floor which means it doesn t get nailed or glued to the subfloor.
The shims keep the edges from moving once you set them in place.
That makes it possible to install laminate over hardwood linoleum and vinyl and yes.
One alternative to full countertop replacement is to tile over the laminate.
You don t need to remove the laminate before creating your new tile countertops.
You can install laminate over tile.
Never mind the thickness of whatever.
If the laminate and substrate are in good condition you can tile directly on top of the laminate.