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Can you install ceramic tile over formica.
Your best option time and money wise is to accept that you must remove the formica top and install 1 layer of 3 4 plywood cdx is fine with wonderboard over plywood.
It will eventually be a problem no matter what and sometimes sooner then eventually.
This task can be done relatively simply and quickly with some materials and adherence to the following steps for accomplishing the task.
The installer screwed down a sheet of cement backer board and then installed the tile.
Speaking as a professional tile installer you do not want to try any tricks to installing tile over formica.
Since we were putting in a new sink and cook top at the same time the increased thickness was not a problem.
I have tiled over tile on floors but wouldn t consider attempting it with formica.
If so how do you prepare the surface.
Estepp answered by a verified home improvement expert.
With their flat finishes that extend upward from the countertop formica backsplashes don t really add a lot in the way of detail or design to the kitchen.
As bob said total replacement would be preferable all around but requires a moderate level of skill and tools to do but it isn t rocket science.
Can you lay ceramic tile over a formica counter top.
I actually have and then one key thing is that you really want to scuff up the formica before you go ahead and put the tile mastic or the tile adhesive onto the formica because you need to sort of grit it up and scratch it up so that it has some area for the adhesive to really stick to it and grip into it rather than just sort of sitting on top where it could kind of crack away.
Yes you cannot put ceramic tiles over formica because formica material does not have the capacity to support the weight of ceramic tiles you need to remove that and it will be best if you use cemented surface due to its high cohesive power.
Clear the formica tile surface.
If you do put the tile directly on the formica you will still have an increase in thickness and you will have to deal with what to do if there is a sink or cook top mounted in the counter.