First off, I would like to say how fortunate and bless I am to come across a message board that dedicated in helping other DYIs.
We just moved into an old home and recently found that the ceramic floor in the galley kitchen and the hall way are slowly coming off. The first survey from a reliable contractor who also assessed our home prior to our purchase determined that this was cause by faulty lay down of the ceramics or the underlay was not locked down properly causing the two layer to move against each other and causing the grout to slowly coming off.
We originally thinking about replacing the entire floor with new ceramics or slate but since we have a toddler daughter and both my wife and I are getting older not younger, we are thinking about installing Brazilian HW or Bamboo or Cork flooring as alternative. This lead to my ultimate question to the board is that can I can I install hardwood over the existing tiles which were not set properly and/or are moving?
TIA.
We just moved into an old home and recently found that the ceramic floor in the galley kitchen and the hall way are slowly coming off. The first survey from a reliable contractor who also assessed our home prior to our purchase determined that this was cause by faulty lay down of the ceramics or the underlay was not locked down properly causing the two layer to move against each other and causing the grout to slowly coming off.
We originally thinking about replacing the entire floor with new ceramics or slate but since we have a toddler daughter and both my wife and I are getting older not younger, we are thinking about installing Brazilian HW or Bamboo or Cork flooring as alternative. This lead to my ultimate question to the board is that can I can I install hardwood over the existing tiles which were not set properly and/or are moving?
TIA.