Installing over wood.
Can wood floors be installed over ceramic tile.
To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the tile.
Installing hardwood floors over tile.
This can be accomplished with the use of a flooring buffer and very coarse grit paper.
Solid 3 4 hardwood floors.
Yes you can install hardwood floors over ceramic tile but with a few exceptions.
Chipboard cushioned vinyl flooring particle boards of any type oriented strand board osb interior grade plywood tongue and groove planking and hardwood floors are unsuitable substrates for direct installation of ceramic tile.
If your ceramic tile has grout lines that give it texture you will need to fill those in to make your flooring completely level.
Whenever you install hardwood flooring over any type of subfloor you must ensure that it is completely level.
Carpet is another type of flooring that can be successfully installed over ceramic tile.