Donna asks we are thinking about replacing our tile floor in the kitchen.
How to lay wood floors over tile.
So instead of solid hardwood flooring consider installing engineered hardwood.
You can lay laminate over tile as long as the tile is in good condition which means no broken or loose pieces.
If installing over an appropriate wood surface sand the wood to make it smoother and remember that the installation will work better over a subfloor at least 1 1 8 inches thick.
Stapling and nailing planks to your subfloor is the most common installation method for solid hardwood floors.
In this case another subfloor would have to be installed over the tile with a minimum thickness of 5 8 exceptions may include dealing with some of the more popular solid 5 16 products.
In order to install a solid floor one would need a proper subfloor.
You should install an underlayment before laying the floor but you may need to install transition strips.
If the tile is being installed in a bathroom consider applying an isolation membrane over your wood subfloor to further protect against expansion and contraction.
Solid floors are normally nailed to wood subfloors.
I would suggest 3 8 thick prefinished engineered hardwood flooring.