Tiling Over Vinyl Tile Flooring

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

Tiling over vinyl tile flooring.

When not to tile over resilient flooring even if the resilient flooring is suitable the subfloor and joists making up the floor structure must also be in good condition and have minimal flexing and deflection. 3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile. Your greatest concerns when installing a vinyl floor over the existing tile are the tile s joints and the floor s height. Before you start see if any tile is broken or damaged.

The plan is to install 12 12 ceramic tile. Scrub your vinyl floor with a. Screw or nail 1 2 cement backer board on top of the vinyl while the adhesive is still wet. N the case of new ceramic and stone tile installations to allow previous floor coverings of a flexible nature such as vinyl sheet flooring cushioned vinyl sheet flooring vinyl composition tile vct to remain in place can only increase the odds of a new ceramic or stone tile installation failure.

Vinyl flooring is also inexpensive and easy to install when compared to other coverings. 1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile. Existing floor coverings vinyl or otherwise.

Apply thin set adhesive to the vinyl flooring with a notched trowel. 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. In this article we walk you through the steps of tiling over your vinyl flooring. The pad will also scratch the vinyl so there s no going back.

Laying tile over vinyl flooring on a plywood subfloor. 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. I ve been told to. 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.