[Celebrator]

We have quotes to install engineered hardwood floors in our home. One company suggests removing all the old hardwood and tile before installing the new floor while the other recommends installing the new floor over the existing hardwood and tile since they are in good condition.

Has anyone installed hardwood over existing floors both tile and hardwood?

Thanks

[Harry Gilbert]

Something to consider,

If you install any flooring over the existing layer you have to add in the thickness of the new material. Think about your door clearances or a dishwasher if in the kitchen plus all of the ground level moulding. All would have to be raised/trimmed to allow for the higher floor level.

[villagetinker]

The dishwasher clearance is very important, the house up north had additional flooring installed over the existing. When the dishwasher failed, I had to jack up the counter top to get the old DW out. Fortunately this was a laminate counter top, and I was able to get the 1/4 inch additional clearance I needed. About 2 years later when we decided to replace the flooring, both the existing and the previous flooring came out before the new when in. With a granite or quartz counter top, I am sure this would crack if you tried to jack it up, so you would need to remove the new flooring to get the DW old, and then reinstall after the new one was installed.