Tiling Over Removed Vinyl Flooring

The other which is referred to as peel and stick comes with self adhesive backing.

Tiling over removed vinyl flooring.

Vinyl tile comes in two forms. Typically vinyl flooring is perimeter installed meaning there s no glue or adhesive in the middle of the floor. A thin layer of joint compound suitable for indoor use spread over the old vinyl floor will patch up any gaps or dents and the holes left by removing the broken bits of the old vinyl 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.

Use the utility knife to cut straight down the middle of your vinyl floor. Home centers carry several versions of these floor scrapers and the heavier the better. 1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile.

Cutting in narrow strips makes the task more manageable. While you don t have to remove your vinyl sheet flooring to install a new tile floor over it the tile council of north america recommends that old sheet flooring be cleaned of wax or bond breakers and new tile should only be laid over one well attached layer of vinyl. I ve been told to. 3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile.

Follow the instructions of your chose skim coat product and mix it with water and use a masonry trowel to spread it all over the entire floor. Vinyl vat vct tiles can be removed with a rigid floor scraper.