laminate flooring laid on top of pot tiles

amersall

as the title says, is it possible to lay laminate flooring on top of pot tiles? my kitchen diner is 28 feet by 8 feet, it needs a change but dont want the mess of taking tiles up and am trying to think of something to do with least mess possible, any advice welcome

ormus

yes. just use the green fibreboard underlay and it should be ok.

olias

Don't forget it will raise the floor height by at least a centimetre though. This will affect door thresholds/openings and kitchen unit plinths etc etc.

Olias

amersall

thanks both of you for quick replies much appreciated xx

amersall

olias wrote: »

Don't forget it will raise the floor height by at least a centimetre though. This will affect door thresholds/openings and kitchen unit plinths etc etc.

Olias

hi, would the flooring need to go under the plinth, or could we just go up to it?

amersall

ormus wrote: »

yes. just use the green fibreboard underlay and it should be ok.

hi, read on another thread you gave advice on, i will be( well my hubby will !) putting skirting board over it and not using edging, thanks for that

olias

Could just go up to it, but you would then be unable to remove the plinths if you needed to gain access underneath, for example if you spilt water on the floor that ran underneath the cupboards and you needed to remove the plinth to mop it up.

You can trim the top of the plinths off by an appropriate amount using a circular saw with a fine blade, or take them to a joiners or similar with a table saw to do it.

Olias

amersall

olias wrote: »

Could just go up to it, but you would then be unable to remove the plinths if you needed to gain access underneath, for example if you spilt water on the floor that ran underneath the cupboards and you needed to remove the plinth to mop it up.

You can trim the top of the plinths off by an appropriate amount using a circular saw with a fine blade, or take them to a joiners or similar with a table saw to do it.

Olias

cheers for that , your dead right, i didnt think of that (and no i am not blonde!!)