Can You Put Laminate Flooring Over Asbestos Tile

Installing ceramic or porcelain tile over asbestos tile.

Can you put laminate flooring over asbestos tile. You can tile directly over asbestos with new tile including ceramic tile. Use a portland cement based adhesive to adhere the new tiles to the old. Take care to choose a tile whose thickness is not going to create a problem and choose a tile that is rated for floor use. It s not the asbestos that s the issue but instead the slick surface that will cause your tile job to fail.

Once this is done you can now your laminate flooring over it. But if they re stuck and flat i would just go right on top of them. Tom in new york. In many cases installing a new floor over the tiles encapsulates the asbestos fibers and is an acceptable way to manage the material.

I don t think you should stir that hive so to speak by taking up those tiles if you don t have to. The only minor difference in the installation would be ensuring the quarter round moulding is nailed directly into the wall and never into the floor so just be careful at that step. New vinyl laminate flooring hardwood engineered floating flooring and carpeting can all be successfully installed over asbestos tiles. That said it can be difficult to get a level surface for the new floor especially if the old tiles have chipped away.