On Feb 5, 7:48*am, bob haller wrote:
On Feb 4, 3:59*pm, DD_BobK wrote:









On Feb 4, 11:01*am, Sonny wrote:

A friend obtained a large cache of nice used longleaf pine. *He wants
to install some of it in his great room, 20' X 40'. *The floor
presently has 1/16" or 3/32" peel & stick tile, installed 25 yrs ago.
He's debating whether to remove the tile, before installing the pine.
I recommended he remove it.

He's thinking the tile may act as a moisture barrier, plus, he thinks
it simply doesn't matter if the tile stays or not. *I don't know
enough about flooring to advise him expertly, regarding his specific
scenario. *There's nothing wrong with the tile and the floor's
structure/foundation, etc. is solid. *The house is on pillars.

Accommodating doors, casings & doorways, i.e., raising the floor level
vs other rooms, is not a problem, as he has enough pine to install in
some other rooms, which he's planning to do, later, also. *Those other
rooms have some sort of sheet vinyl flooring.

Should the tile be removed? *Recommendations, comments, criticism,
etc. welcome.

Thanks.
Sonny

If the tiles are in good condition & well adhered and he's nailing the
wood floor down I wouldn't worry about it.

If he's gluing the pine down then he's going to be depending on the
two adhesive bonds; wood to tile and tile to original floor.
If either gives up he's got a problem. With a nailed (brad nailed or
flooring fasteners) installed if the glue fails the floor still stays
put.

cheers
Bob- Hide quoted text -

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I would pull all the tile and inspect the floor for smoothness and
loose boards, and sand rough areas.

do the job right and only do it once!

Agree - He is correct with wanting a moisture barrier, but by
experience with adhesive tiles is they will eventually loosen. Then
put down a proper moisture barrier of roofing felt and install the
flooring. The felt also dampens any noise if flooring eventually
loosens a bit.

RonB