Q. Some installers have told me that I can lay wood or laminate flooring over tile, and others said I can’t. Who is telling the truth? The tile (12 by 12) is not even. If the tile should be removed, ...

Q: Some installers have told me that I can lay wood or laminate flooring over tile, and others said I can't. Who is telling the truth? The tile (12-by-12) is not even. If the tile should be removed, ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Older bathroom with a tile floor - New Africa/Shutterstock Are you tired of looking at the same boring tile floors? Maybe the ...

Q. We have pink 12-by-12 marble tiles in both of our bathrooms. We’d like to put in laminate vinyl flooring, like Coretec. If the marble tile is in good shape, can we install the laminate vinyl over ...

Plastic laminate first came to prominence back in the 1940s and 50s as a popular kitchen countertop material. But by the late-1980s it was beginning to fall out of favor as homeowners began replacing ...