Tom in new york.
Can you put laminate flooring over asbestos tile.
I don t think you should stir that hive so to speak by taking up those tiles if you don t have to.
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.
You can put the underlayment down assemble the laminate or the hardwood floor on top of that and you ll be good to go.
That said it can be difficult to get a level surface for the new floor especially if the old tiles have chipped away.
New vinyl laminate flooring hardwood engineered floating flooring and carpeting can all be successfully installed over asbestos tiles.
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.
Once this is done you can now your laminate flooring over it.
Installing ceramic or porcelain tile over asbestos tile.
Even ceramic slate and stone tiles can be installed on.
You can tile directly over asbestos with new tile including ceramic tile.
In many cases installing a new floor over the tiles encapsulates the asbestos fibers and is an acceptable way to manage the material.
This is trickier as you can t simply slap mortar down on top of old asbestos tile put down the new tile and expect a good result.