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What is the best type of laminate flooring to put over tile floors gluedown, floating or what?

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  1. floating, with the BEST GRADE underlayment available.
  2. Theres not many glue-downs left any more. Their pretty much all floating now.
  3. def. not gluedown. they start to come up after a few years
  4. Floating, but please, get the tile up before you put in any new flooring. There are many reasons for this. Since you are putting this over tile, is this in a kitchen or bath? If so do yourself a favor and DON'T put laminate flooring in these areas.......you will regret it it in a couple of years. Laminate flooring is essentially highly compressed paper on a wood substrate, and does not hold up well to moisture despite what the manufacturers claim. Besides, every person that I know that have put laminate flooring down have regretted it in short order. Why, also contrary to manufacturers claims, laminate floors scratch easily.
  5. Certainly KIRK offers the best suggestion. NO! Remove the tile; or install a new subfloor and then attempt laminate