Tiling Over Vinyl Tiles

A unique and time saving way to apply ceramic tile directly on top of vinyl flooring.

Tiling over vinyl tiles.

How to install ceramic tile over vinyl flooring. If the vinyl laminate has a cushioned layer of foam underneath your tile will eventually crack. A unique and time saving way to apply ceramic tile directly on top of vinyl flooring using the tavy thin skin system home owners are now able to lay ceramic tile over surfaces that would have never before been possible. Apply thin set adhesive to any joints in the backer board.

No adhesive will stick to dirt and grease and even very small bits of dust or debris can cause a flaw in the. To tile over sheet vinyl the following is generally recommended by most mortar manufacturers. Their glue will stick to vinyl. There are people that say that you can place tiling on top of existing vinyl if it s securely adhered and if the floor underneath is solid but i don t agree.

3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile. Putting down an underlayment is possibly the simplest way to prepare an existing vinyl floor for vinyl. You can also tile over vinyl tiles that are glued down if none of the tiles are loose or curling up. Screw or nail 1 2 cement backer board on top of the vinyl while the adhesive is still wet.

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. 1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile. Ron and armen tavy demonstrate one such surface in this project as they install ceramic tile over vinyl flooring.

Ost all of the mainstream manufacturers of tile thinset mortar adhesive offer a product that clearly states on their label that their product is suitable for installation of tile over vinyl flooring. I ve been told to. It should not be perimeter glued it often is and it should not have a cushion or foam back. The sheet vinyl must be clean and free of wax or other bond breakers.

The vinyl and the cushion must be removed. Apply thin set adhesive to the vinyl flooring with a notched trowel.