Tiling Over Old Vinyl Tiles

One requires adhesive very much like ceramic tiles do.

Tiling over old vinyl tiles.

This isn t possible with every flooring material but it s often possible to install ceramic porcelain or stone tile over resilient flooring including standard sheet vinyl vinyl tile or linoleum. I plan to lay vinyl tiles over old linoleum floor in a bathroom. Installing vinyl tile over existing vinyl floor. Vinyl tile is an excellent option for sealing in asbestos tiles.

There are times when you look at the vinyl of a bathroom floor and just want to cringe. It s time to replace that old floor with some fancy new bathroom tile. Most of the floor is fine but there is one section that is peeled away. One of the biggest factors of installing a new floor over the old is thickness.

Maybe it s beginning to stick up or it was put in during the nixon administration and looks like a psychedelic acid flashback. If you aren t removing the old floor you may be creating a new floor that is too thick for doors to open and shut or for thresholds to have clearance. Can i lay ceramic tile over old vinyl tile in my kitchen. The main caveat is that all vinyl formats call for a smooth subfloor including sheet vinyl vinyl tile and luxury vinyl planks and tiles.

Vinyl tile comes in two forms. Today i am sharing my one year follow up review of the product. So where feasible it makes sense to install the new flooring directly over the old without removing the old flooring. Installing over wood.

Over one year ago i installed luxury vinyl tile directly over pre existing ceramic tile flooring. Vinyl flooring is cheap cost effective and perfect for areas such as kitchen or bathroom that have to deal with high levels of humidity. The longer i live on this planet the more i shy from taking risks i think it has something to do with all of the trouble i encountered as a teenage daredevil. There s luan 1 4 and then subfloor.

However after a few years it is likely that you will need to replace your old flooring if you choose to try your hand at laying vinyl floor over old vinyl read this article first so you get the best results possible from your new floor. To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the tile. If the grout lines in the ceramic tile are deep you ll see and feel them under sheet flooring and if you choose to install preglued vinyl tiles they won t stick. 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 telegraph show through the vinyl floor.

Ben erickson november 11 2010 at 1 58 pm.