The history of the flooring industry is ripe with examples of innovations intended to make floors easier and faster to install and nowhere is this more true than for ceramic and porcelain tile up until 50 years ago ceramic tile was always laid into a thick layer of wet mortar reinforced with metal mesh a method that made for a very durable floor but one that was very hard to remove and.
Easy floor to do ovee tile.
However you ll want to keep track of how much height the new flooring adds.
Tile demolition is such a messy endeavor and adds so much time to a bathroom remodel that you may be looking for a way to avoid it.
Removing a ceramic tile floor is hard work chipping away old tiles and mortar is extremely time consuming and labor intensive.
Needless to say if we can avoid removing tile and saving our house from the absolute mess that seeps through protective plastic barriers we will.
Laminate is a cheap fast flooring solution that easily goes right over ceramic tile.
If the tiles are in good condition laying a laminate or another type of floating wood floor over tile isn t much different from laying it on a bare subfloor.
If a laminate can be placed over a ceramic tile the labor of the installation is decreased.
Laminate flooring goes very well over ceramic tiles.
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.
There are many concerns of the type of flooring a laminate can be placed over for installation.