Install Laminate Over Thinset

Exposed areas between ridges of adhesive should expose the vinyl flooring.

Install laminate over thinset.

Replacing old tile can really update any room in the home. I m installing laminate floor in a great room. There are also tiles missing here and there. Tile thinset removal for floating laminate install just finished pulling up about 140 sq ft.

Occasionally i would see another installer on the job site installing a laminate floor. How to install tile over old thinset. I was installing mostly carpet an vinyl flooring. Removing thinset before putting down underlayment for laminate floor.

However as with all tile installations the entire substrate below the tile is important not only the layer to which the tile is bonded. To smooth the floor i covered screw heads and seams in the cement fiber board with thinset. Of tile over a concrete sub floor dining room. We removed the ceramic tile that was on the floor but i ve tried everything to remove the thinset or cement that is on the plywood floor with no luck.

Can i tile over laminate. Apply a layer of thin set tile adhesive to the vinyl using a notched trowel. My first laminate flooring installation. Trowel on thin set adhesive.

Remember that laminate flooring like swiss krono usa s laminate wood flooring is a floating floor it will expand and contract as temperature and other conditions change. My contractor wants to install laminate on top of floor. I worked in a lot of new construction houses. Before this i never did it before.

Here is my concern. Remove the old thinset to get a flat surface for wood or laminate installation. I ve done it hundreds of times for fifteen years including my own five houses. I have since decided to install vinyl sheet flooring.

If the old tile was bonded right to the subfloor with thinset however the replacement becomes. Back in early 2003 i installed my first ever laminate floor. You can put tile over old thinset. When installing a laminate floor on top of old tile on top of concrete basement floor.

This means that the choice of subfloor i e what you install laminate over needs to provide the right support. Used a floor scraper on my sds plus rotary hammer and was able to grind most of the thinset ridges down but the squares of thinset are still about 1 8 of an inch above sub floor. Make sure it not loose vacuum to remove any debris check for cracks apply membrane if needed. The floor is now smooth.

To do this scoop a small amount of thin set adhesive onto the floor then drag the edge of the trowel over it to cover the floor.