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.

The pad will also scratch the vinyl so there s no going back. 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. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile.

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. 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. My basement already h.

3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile. You can also tile over vinyl tiles that are glued down if none of the tiles are loose or curling up. 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. Before you start see if any tile is broken or damaged.

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.