Tiling Over Asphalt Floor

I propose tiling over an exising asphalt floor in the kitchen with ceramic floor tiles.

Tiling over asphalt floor.

This will give you a surface that s better than a concrete floor. Roll the primer from the edge of the floor to the center working from the still wet epoxy strip along the edge. As for wether or not it needs to be primed i m not sure to be totally honest. As it s technically tarmac i wouldn t see the need to.

Brush primer along the edge of the floor creating a perimeter of about 4 inches. Do not sand it. Asphalt tile is available only in a limited number of colors and patterns and requires a bit more maintenance than do the others. I have in the past tiled a toilet floor with ceramic.

Asphalt floor i believe as long as it s floor grade asphalt bitumen you can tile straight to it. Tile over uneven asphalt basement floor. Hello i have a peculiar basement floor that i want to cover with tile. Ceramic tile adhesives flooring grade asphalt provided that the flooring grade asphalt base is thermally stable and in a sound clean and dry condition tiles may be fixed in a 3 6mm bed of bal single part flexible bal supercover rapid flex or bal rapid flex one for large format tiles use bal pourable one.

Work in small areas and discard any adhesive that begins to dry or skin over. Looking at the instructions on the adhesive it states not to be used over vinyl or non porous floors. Lay cement board across the entire surface. The floor is asphalt like a driveway and like the adjacent garage and dates from the 1940s when the house was built.

To the best of my knowledge asphalt tile does not contain asbestos but and a very big but if the adhesive is black it is probably asphalt cutback which may contain up to 28 asbestos. Another disadvantage is that it is considerably more rigid so it tends to be more susceptible to cracking. Old damaged asphalt floor must be properly prepared before laying new vinyl peel and stick floor tile. Cover the rest of the floor with primer using a paint roller attached to an extension pool for extended reach and quick application.

If it s going to be level and 2 3 thick i don t see the need for slc. If it is truly asphalt tile it would be nine inch squares. The floor is structurally sound but has some bumps and dips up to 1 2. By joe delafield thu oct 11 2007 9 22 am.

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