Putting Flooring On Top Of Existing Laminate Floor

If you decide to install laminate flooring over vinyl flooring remember to first clear the vinyl of any debris and obstacles.

Putting flooring on top of existing laminate floor. It is important to have the floor as flat and well prepared as possible to allow the laminate to be smooth and seamless when installed. Both wood plastic composite and stone plastic composite have a thick rigid core that will hide any imperfections in the subfloor. The good news is that you can often lay the new floor on top of the old tiles if you prepare the the tiles properly before placing the new layer of flooring. Start with the flooring if you re installing a new floor pedestal sink and toilet you should install the laminate flooring first so it s under the sink and toilet.

A good flooring to install over an existing floor is rigid vinyl core. In most cases you can install vinyl flooring on top of existing flooring. If you forget to leave a gap you may be able to find transition strips that you can glue to the flooring. Generally there is nothing inherent about the lower floor covering s material that precludes it from acting as a substrate for the upper vinyl flooring.

Let s say you install a cheap ass lvt floor over top of a cheap ass laminate floor. It is easy to install over many types of existing floors including ceramic with grout lines. If the laminate has a built in underlayer you could simply lay it on top of the hardwood flooring. Check tile examine the existing tiles closely to see if they in suitable condition to serve as an underlayment beneath your new floor.

Now your laminate floor starts to buckle which causes your lvt floor to buckle. Typically you nail the transition strips to the subfloor so you need a gap of about an inch between the two flooring materials. As long as that lower floor covering has all of the attributes of a proper substrate it can be used. Over the top ceramic and stone tile vinyl and laminate flooring tile and sheet linoleum hardwood planks and decorative concrete can all be installed over existing linoleum.

The subfloor underneath the vinyl should be in good condition and level as well before tying to install laminate flooring on top of it. Because laminate flooring floats above the sub floor on top of underlayment it will expand and contract slightly with the temperature and humidity of the room.