Applying laminate tile in kitchen on top of laminate tiles
Hello,
I had a question about applying those Armstrong laminate faux tile in my kitchen. The kitchen already has (at least one) layer of laminate flooring on it. There is an imperfection as well, where the flooring isn't level. I called a flooring company near my house and asked them about possible spreading that self leveling mixture on top of it, and then laying the new laminate flooring on top of the leveling mixture. The man at the flooring place suggested against this, saying that the cement like substance may crack and crumble, causing further problems. He suggested that I first, must lay a laminate padding on the current floor first. And that I should just double up the padding in the one problem area ( in order to build that section up). The problem area is about a 3 foot crack, that dipped down, causing the last laminate tile to crack. The thing is, there is no basement in the house, so the only thing under the laminate floor is the concrete foundation.
Does this suggestion of just building up the padding seem to make sense? Should I use the self leveling concrete first, then apply the laminate padding on top? Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.