Tiling Over Vinyl Floor Tiles

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 tiles.

Apply thin set adhesive to the vinyl flooring with a notched trowel. Home centers carry several versions of these floor scrapers and the heavier the better. Your greatest concerns when installing a vinyl floor over the existing tile are the tile s joints and the floor s height. You can also tile over vinyl tiles that are glued down if none of the tiles are loose or curling up.

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. Apply thin set adhesive to any joints in the backer board. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile. 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.

1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install. Rinse the floor thoroughly and. I ve been told to. 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 level with the tile floor. The pad will also scratch the vinyl so there s no going back. Scrub your vinyl floor with a solution of 3 tablespoons of a good degreasing agent such as trisodium phosphate or dishwashing liquid dissolved in 1 gallon of water. Screw or nail 1 2 cement backer board on top of the vinyl while the adhesive is still wet.

Laying tile over vinyl flooring on a plywood subfloor.