Tiling Over Vinyl Floor Tiles

Apply thin set adhesive to the vinyl flooring with a notched trowel.

Tiling over vinyl floor tiles.

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

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. Home centers carry several versions of these floor scrapers and the heavier the better. Before you start see if any tile is broken or damaged. 1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install.

Laying tile over vinyl flooring on a plywood subfloor. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile. The pad will also scratch the vinyl so there s no going back. Vinyl vat vct tiles can be removed with a rigid floor scraper.

Rinse the floor thoroughly and. I ve been told to. Your greatest concerns when installing a vinyl floor over the existing tile are the tile s joints and the floor s height. 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.

Apply thin set adhesive to any joints in the backer board.