The surface must be SMOOTH AND FLAT. The tiles must be COVERED in cement. To do that, they must be sanded, primed and then COATED in concrete. The cost is roughly the same as removing them (which is ALWAYS the right thing to do). And if you coat them in cement, you will RAISE THE FLOOR by another 1/4" - 1/2" + the new floor. Your concerns are correct. The coating the tiles is *possible but not the best way to go about it (but it is *easier on the guys).

Alexandra, would you please post more photos of your flooring and more angles of your kitchen? Also what are the paint color of your cabinets, walls, trim. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From what I have been told..Republic pure SPC is not the same as a WPC product. There is no wood in this product (SPC )which makes it 100% waterproof. WPC products, all thou can be waterproof could have water issues if water gets underneath i.e. major leak in laundry room. I think the dealer was leading Val C down the wrong path. Post some pics, I am seriously looking at the Holm Oak, Great Oregon Collection. Thought their products were so amazing. Some were hard to tell if they were real wood vs. vinyl.

Haute shoppe Studio, is the Merino Oak an SPC? Do you remember what the mill layer is? I almost signed my contract for Republic SPC today in Countryside Eastern Cottonwood after having a sample of it in my home for a week. But I changed my mind today after seeing pics of it installed on Instagram. I dont like all the darker variations that almost look like stripes when it’s laid out. I also like the Coretec products but I dont know if they make an SPC.