Can we lay laminate flooring over tile adhesive

Posted by David Trotter, on Mon 10 Feb 2014 07:32pm

We want to lay laminate flooring in our front porch/ toilet. I have lifted the floor tiles that were there previously and the adhesive used to lay the tiles is still stuck to the floor that they were laid on. Do we need to sand this right off -what a mess that would cause- or is there any other way we can lay flooring.

Ian Summerscales

Mon 10 Feb 2014 10:01pm

Hello, a good quality underlay should be sufficient to cover the adhesive then you can proceed to lay your laminate floor. Cheers Ian

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John Brown

Wed 12 Feb 2014 02:37pm

Hi David , like already been mentioned self level is the solution,let it dry thoroughly before installing laminate.regards john select floors

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Jeff Adams

Tue 11 Feb 2014 11:56pm

Hi David. Alan is spot on. 1/ Clean subfloor as much as possible 2/ If its concrete . Use PVA to seal 3/ If Bitumen. Arditex best Compound for Levelling 4/ If Chipboard. Use 6mm Ply The subfloor is the main issue Good Luck

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Alan Morris

Tue 11 Feb 2014 04:50pm

Hi David as everyone has said self levelling is the answer but be careful which type you use as not all of them are compatible when there is glue residue and it may not take to the floor. Alan

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ian Evans

Mon 10 Feb 2014 10:06pm

Hi David Simply lay self levelling compound over the adhesive, you will only need a skim over, much easier than chipping it all up. Kind regards Ian Handyman express

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Gary Branch

Mon 10 Feb 2014 08:51pm

Self leveling compound would do the job mix to a thick liquid pour out & move around with a trowel And will find its level G. Branch plastering

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Rafal Kaczynski

Mon 10 Feb 2014 08:43pm

Hi David I would suggest to buy a bag of self leveling combound first then using trowel to spread all over area ( wait a couple days to dry)then lay laminate underlayer then a floor Best regards Rafal

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