Tiling Over Existing Kitchen Floor Tiles

The longer i live on this planet the more i shy from taking risks i think it has something to do with all of the trouble i encountered as a teenage daredevil.

Tiling over existing kitchen floor tiles. Tile on tile or as i say it. Particularly with floor tiles by effectively adding a second layer of tiles over another one your floor will end up several millimetres higher. These 8 tiles not only date the room but the excessive darker grout lines can actually make the room seem smaller than it actually is. The main drawback to tiling on existing tiles is the extra layer of thickness or added height you ll end up with.

Laminate flooring goes very well over ceramic tiles. This assumes that the floor underneath is solid concrete and that there are no cracks in the existing tile indicating underlying problems in the concrete. 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. Learn the largest tile industry secret to remodel your bathroom for just 200 bucks and 1 days work.

In fact pros do it all the time. Over one year ago i installed luxury vinyl tile directly over pre existing ceramic tile flooring. Tile can even be installed over an existing tile floor. Tiling over an uneven surface will give you less than stellar results so level out any globs of dried grout with a sander and secure loose tiles with fresh tile adhesive before beginning the project.

Laminate is a cheap fast flooring solution that easily goes right over ceramic tile. Today i am sharing my one year follow up review of the product.