Tiling Over Vinyl Floor Installation

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 installation.

I ve been told to. You can also tile over vinyl tiles that are glued down if none of the tiles are loose or curling up. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile. Before you start see if any tile is broken or damaged.

The pad will also scratch the vinyl so there s no going back. 3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile. The plan is to install 12 12 ceramic tile. Once you ve removed lose or broken pieces patch the empty sections with a liquid cement or mortar letting it settle.

1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install. Next if the tile s joints are deep you ll want regrout them to bring them flush with the tile so that the lines won t. I installed vinyl flooring planks in my basement lifeproof seasoned wood variety vinyl plank tiles that i bought from the home depot. 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.

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.