Install Laminate Over Thinset

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

Install laminate over thinset.

Apply a layer of thin set tile adhesive to the vinyl using a notched trowel. This means that the choice of subfloor i e what you install laminate over needs to provide the right support. Here is my concern. Can i tile over laminate.

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. How to install tile over old thinset. Occasionally i would see another installer on the job site installing a laminate floor. 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.

Of tile over a concrete sub floor dining room. I ve done it hundreds of times for fifteen years including my own five houses. If the old tile was bonded right to the subfloor with thinset however the replacement becomes. Make sure it not loose vacuum to remove any debris check for cracks apply membrane if needed.

I m installing laminate floor in a great room. Tile thinset removal for floating laminate install just finished pulling up about 140 sq ft. I worked in a lot of new construction houses. Removing thinset before putting down underlayment for laminate floor.

Trowel on thin set adhesive. The floor is now smooth. The previous owner put the really old style tiles on top of concrete. In colorado dry basement built 1961.

My contractor wants to install laminate on top of floor. Replacing old tile can really update any room in the home. There are also tiles missing here and there. 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.

Before this i never did it before. My first laminate flooring installation. Back in early 2003 i installed my first ever laminate floor. I have since decided to install vinyl sheet flooring.

When installing a laminate floor on top of old tile on top of concrete basement floor. I was installing mostly carpet an vinyl flooring. Remove the old thinset to get a flat surface for wood or laminate installation. 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.

To smooth the floor i covered screw heads and seams in the cement fiber board with thinset.