Installing over wood.
Can wood floors be installed over ceramic tile.
Whenever you install hardwood flooring over any type of subfloor you must ensure that it is completely level.
Solid 3 4 hardwood floors.
Also the tack strip holes will all have to be drilled because the ceramic will shatter if you try to nail directly into it.
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.
If your ceramic tile has grout lines that give it texture you will need to fill those in to make your flooring completely level.
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.
Yes you can install hardwood floors over ceramic tile but with a few exceptions.
In addition the slick surface finishes of most tiles should be roughed up to accept an adhesive bond.