Tiling Over Vinyl Floor Installation

1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install.

Tiling over vinyl floor installation.

Before you start see if any tile is broken or damaged. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile. 3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile. 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.

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. Once you ve removed lose or broken pieces patch the empty sections with a liquid cement or mortar letting it settle. The plan is to install 12 12 ceramic tile. 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.

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. 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. You can also tile over vinyl tiles that are glued down if none of the tiles are loose or curling up.

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.