Tiling Over Vinyl Floor Tiles

Use an abrasive pad or scrub brush soaked in water and vinyl floor stripping to get off all the dirt and wax on the floor.

Tiling over vinyl floor tiles.

Once you ve removed lose or broken pieces patch the empty sections with a liquid cement or mortar letting it settle level with the tile floor. These spud bars as they are sometimes called can also be used in some cases to remove the sheet version of the vinyl flooring but there are easier ways. The tiling will raise the floor a little so you ll need to cut a little from the bottom of the door if it swings inside the bathroom. 3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile.

1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install. Apply thin set adhesive to any joints in the backer board. The pad will also scratch the vinyl so there s no going back. Laying tile over vinyl flooring on a plywood subfloor.

Scrub your vinyl floor with a solution of 3 tablespoons of a good degreasing agent such as trisodium phosphate or dishwashing liquid dissolved in 1 gallon of water. Rinse the floor thoroughly and. Before you start see if any tile is broken or damaged. Home centers carry several versions of these floor scrapers and the heavier the better.

Screw or nail 1 2 cement backer board on top of the vinyl while the adhesive is still wet. I ve been told to. Vinyl vat vct tiles can be removed with a rigid floor scraper. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile.

You can also tile over vinyl tiles that are glued down if none of the tiles are loose or curling up.