Guide · Installation

Vinyl flooring over your existing tiles, no hacking

Most people dread a floor change because they picture the hacking. The dust through the whole flat, the debris piled in the corridor, days of not being able to use the room. With SPC vinyl, in most Singapore homes, none of that happens. Our Hana Flooring Wood series clicks straight over your existing tiles or screed, with far less mess and disruption.

Hana Sierra Oak SPC vinyl in herringbone, click-installed over an existing floor

Can you really lay it over existing tiles?

In most homes, yes. If the existing floor is sound, level and dry, Hana's SPC planks float straight over your tiles or screed with no hacking and no adhesive. We check your floor first. The only preparation is usually a thin levelling layer, and only if the surface is very uneven. That makes the whole job far quicker and cleaner than a conventional floor:

  1. No hacking. We lay over sound tiles or screed, so there's no demolition, no debris and no disposal cost.
  2. No glue, no drying. The Wood series planks lock to each other, not to your subfloor, so there's nothing to cure and no waiting for it to set.
  3. Ready to walk on. With no glue to cure, the floor is ready as soon as it's laid. How long a room takes depends on its size and the layout you choose.

The Välinge 5G click system

What makes it so clean is the joint. Hana's planks use the Välinge 5G click system, the premium locking mechanism from Välinge, the company that invented glueless click flooring.

You angle the long edge of a new plank into the row beside it, then fold it down flat. As it lowers, the short end snaps vertically into the plank behind it and clicks home. It takes only light tapping to close the seams, not heavy hammering. The joint pulls tight and stays tight, with no gaps, no movement and no lifting edges underfoot.

How the Välinge 5G joint locks (simplified cross-section)
1Angle the long side in and fold it down
2Short side snaps down, locked flush
Hana Country Walnut vinyl flooring in a bright living room
Country Walnut in a living room, laid over the old floor with no hacking and no dust.

No glue, no fumes

Because the planks click together with nothing glued, there's no solvent smell and no adhesive off-gassing. The SPC itself is made without added formaldehyde, so the room is ready to live in as soon as the last plank is down.

Flexible and reversible

Because the floor floats and isn't glued down, it's as easy to take up as it is to lay. Scuff or damage a board and you lift that one plank and drop a fresh one in, without disturbing the rest of the room. It leaves the original floor underneath untouched, which makes it a smart choice for a rental, or a home you might reconfigure later. Upgrade now, change your mind later, no damage done.

Prefer a seamless stone look to timber planks? The micro-cement stone series lays over your existing floor too, glued down flat for a poured-cement finish.

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Common questions

Can Hana SPC vinyl be laid over my existing tiles without hacking?

In most homes, yes. If the existing floor is sound, level and dry, the planks float straight over it with no hacking and no glue. We assess your floor first and add a thin levelling layer only if it's needed.

How long does installation take?

It depends on the size of the room and the layout you choose, since a herringbone or chevron takes longer to set out than straight planks. There's no glue to cure, so the floor is ready to walk on as soon as it's laid.

What is the Välinge 5G click system?

It's the premium glueless locking joint on every Hana plank, from Välinge, the company that invented click flooring. You angle the long side in and fold the plank down, and the short end snaps vertically into place, with only light tapping to close the seams. A tight fit with no gaps or movement.

Can the floor be removed, or a damaged plank replaced?

Yes. The floor floats and isn't glued, so it lifts up cleanly, and a single damaged plank can be swapped without disturbing the rest of the room. The original floor underneath is left untouched.