" Any suggestions on how to remove the adhesive and what product(s) to use? " flooring razor scrapers and alot of blades. We do not use adhesive removal product because they can have adverse reactions with the future adhesives if not properly removed 100% or neutralized. " I'm curious: if the laminate can go over the tile, how come the engineered can't? " as jerry_t stated, some can if they are floated, but if glued they cant because the glue will be sticking to the tile, so it will only be as good as the tile that is installed. If you do glue over the tile and have a lose tile, or if some becomes loose in the future, the wood also becomes loose, becasue it is glued to the tile. This is why removal is important so it sticks to the concrete slab.

Hi Mike, Lots of the people here have their cabinets installed directly on top of their hardwood floors (me included). No need to cut it up under the cabinets. There are a couple benefits to that approach, mostly that you can reconfigure cabs/layout etc. later on and not worry what the flooring footprint is. Hardwood will expand/contract, definitely, but it's usually so minimal it shouldn't deter you from just putting your cabs on top and calling it a day. HTH!

The answer could be "Yes". It could be "No" or it could be "maybe...it depends". The trick with this is that new hardwood does not like sitting over top of OLD finishes...like polyurethane. And new hardwood needs FLAT. So the chances are VERY high that you need to SAND DOWN your old hardwoods (to remove the finish AND to flatten any obvious areas of concern). That should cost you $2/sf. Now the fun part...getting patch down where it is needed. It is possible but old hardwoods don't normally like to have concrete patch put down on them. They can. But they aren't fond of it. The cement patch often cracks and disintegrates as those old floors move. You will still need patch = $1/sf (on the LOW end). The other fun thing is: you probably have to install the floors perpendicular to the old floors....which will be AGAINST the installation instructions/warranty (most hardwoods must be installed perpendicular to the joists...which would be your OLD hardwoods...but the NEW one's would be perpendicular to THOSE = parallel to your joists = against all "Best Practices"). The way around this = DIAGONAL (lay it at a 45deg. angle). This should increase your WASTE into the 15% range = 15% more expensive than anticipated. So if you add up all the "trouble" you will go to, you will be paying about the same or MORE to do this. Of course you could throw down some plywood over top the old hardwood = go ahead as a normal install. But that puts you too high---so your ONE option to do this "cheaply" is not on your list. Go ahead and remove those old hardwoods (I'm assuming they are so OLD that they cannot be sanded and refinished). Lay new plywood and then install the new hardwood. The cost to do this properly should add $2-$3/sf (labour and plywood included). If you do this the "cheater" way, it should cost you $2-$6/sf (that includes the diagonal install with extra waste) and lose you your warranty. After all that money for the hardwood and install, that would be a sad state of affairs.

Hi there! We're excited for your installation and happy you chose such a beautiful floor! Just to clarify a few things, the installation guide pasted above is for our cork flooring, not the solid bamboo, and they install a little differently. Our solid click bamboo flooring as well as our solid tongue-and-groove bamboo flooring is 100% warrantied to be glued down (as well as nailed down or floated). However, if you're planning to glue-down over the existing hardwood, it's true that you'll need to either sand off the existing finish or add a plywood subfloor on top of the current flooring. If you need any more details, you can find the appropriate installation guide below, or you can give us a call at 888-788-2254 and we'll hook you up with a bamboo installation expert! https://www.calibamboo.com/bamboo-floor-installation/  Best of luck! Can't wait to see photos!