But a number of precautions must be taken to ensure a successful installation.
Tile over wood.
Laying tile over a plywood subfloor can be tricky but.
Old solid hardwood can cup or swell over time too.
Vinyl flooring over wood flooring.
If the wood is heavily gapped these gaps must first be fixed.
This condition would make direct installation over the wood difficult.
If installing over an appropriate wood surface sand the wood to make it smoother and remember that the installation will work better over a subfloor at least 1 1 8 inches thick.
Keep in mind when building up the thickness of your sub floor to overlap the seams of the different layers of plywood as this will also help stiffen the floor.
The biggest and most obvious advantage of wood look tile for most homeowners is the cost.
Solid hardwood or engineered wood flooring may serve as bases for vinyl flooring.
Laying tile over a plywood subfloor can be tricky but if you prepare the sub floor properly your tile floor will last for a lifetime.
Cut the board with a utility knife to the correct sizes and then adhere the board to the wood by using tile adhesive nails or screws.
If the tile is being installed in a bathroom consider applying an isolation membrane over your wood subfloor to further protect against expansion and contraction.
A couple options considered are.
The tile industry recommends a sub floor of at least 1 1 4 thick.
While most floor tile these days is installed onto a layer of cement board or similar backerboard it is possible to lay tile directly over plywood.
A number of different types of substrate are used for tile including plywood.
If there is too much deflection in your sub floor then tiles may pop loose over time.
But there are other.
Lay down a vapour barrier overtop the concrete pad then fasten 3 4 inch plywood using a ramset to the concrete pad.
Concrete board typically comes in 3 5 foot sheets and it can be attached to the wood subfloor to provide extra strength.
To install the tile you must first install concrete board.