I've just moved house and have a (cold!) room with a tiled floor over solid concrete subfloor, which I was advised by the previous owner 'probably did not have a damp proof membrane under it'. I was planning/hoping it would be OK to lay a click together glue-free engineered wood floor on 6 or 10mm underlay with incorporated moisture barrier straight over the top of the tiles.
However, a few days back we got offered a very good deal on 23m2 of 12mm thick solid oak flooring which I snapped up in the spur of the moment. What I am not sure about now is what I need to do in terms of prepping the subfloor and laying the solid oak floor.
You can see in the photos that the floor tiles are not laid with exactly flush edges - it's somewhat uneven. As for the overall level, there are some slight dips and a slight fall to one side of the room. It's hard to measure precisely because of the raised edges of some of the tiles, but I'd say it's only out by a few mm in any given place.
Can anyone experienced advise how I should go about this? Is it a case of needing a self-levelling screed over the top of tiles? If so what type is best? And what about underlay / adhesive, etc? Can I still lay this as a floating floor or does it have to be fixed down to the subfloor? I've never done this before.. I'm guessing the engineered wood might have been an easier option to lay..
Any advice appreciated...
Thanks
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I've just moved house and have a (cold!) room with a tiled floor over solid concrete subfloor, which I was advised by the previous owner 'probably did not have a damp proof membrane under it'. I was planning/hoping it would be OK to lay a click together glue-free engineered wood floor on 6 or 10mm underlay with incorporated moisture barrier straight over the top of the tiles.
However, a few days back we got offered a very good deal on 23m2 of 12mm thick solid oak flooring which I snapped up in the spur of the moment. What I am not sure about now is what I need to do in terms of prepping the subfloor and laying the solid oak floor.
You can see in the photos that the floor tiles are not laid with exactly flush edges - it's somewhat uneven. As for the overall level, there are some slight dips and a slight fall to one side of the room. It's hard to measure precisely because of the raised edges of some of the tiles, but I'd say it's only out by a few mm in any given place.
Can anyone experienced advise how I should go about this? Is it a case of needing a self-levelling screed over the top of tiles? If so what type is best? And what about underlay / adhesive, etc? Can I still lay this as a floating floor or does it have to be fixed down to the subfloor? I've never done this before.. I'm guessing the engineered wood might have been an easier option to lay..
Any advice appreciated...
Thanks