Tile Over Vinyl

Arrange your layout step 4.

Tile over vinyl.

Here s how to go about tiling a floor over vinyl flooring. Installing vinyl tile over existing vinyl floor underlayment. Putting down an underlayment is possibly the simplest way to prepare an existing vinyl floor for vinyl. 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.

Cut tiles that need to be fitted step 6. Trim doorjambs if necessary step 3. 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. Installing vinyl tile over existing vinyl floor step 1.

Lay the tile step 5. 3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile. Once you ve removed lose or broken pieces patch the empty sections with a liquid cement or mortar letting it settle. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile.

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. The vinyl and the cushion must be removed. Ron and armen tavy demonstrate one such surface in this project as they install ceramic tile over vinyl flooring. If the vinyl laminate has a cushioned layer of foam underneath your tile will eventually crack.

Using the tavy thin skin system home owners are now able to lay ceramic tile over surfaces that would have never before been possible. I ve been told to. While this method is not strictly tile directly over vinyl adding a sub layer eliminates the need to remove the vinyl and creates a better balanced surface. The only set back would be the added height to the floor.

1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install. Adhere your tiles step 7. No adhesive will stick to dirt and grease and even very small bits of dust or debris can cause a flaw in the. When tiling over existing vinyl flooring on a plywood subfloor it s not necessary remove the vinyl flooring as long as you apply a layer of cement backer board first to provide a stable surface for the tile.

You can also tile over vinyl tiles that are glued down if none of the tiles are loose or curling up. Before you start see if any tile is broken or damaged. After preparing your vinyl for tiling over it it s time to cover it with a sub layer and tile. Remove any fixtures step 2.

Luxury vinyl planks shouldn t be tiled over either since they are installed in a floating fashion without any type of adhesive.