Tiling Over Vinyl Floor Tiles

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

Tiling over vinyl floor tiles.

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. Rinse the floor thoroughly and. 3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile.

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. Screw or nail 1 2 cement backer board on top of the vinyl while the adhesive is still wet. 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. Home centers carry several versions of these floor scrapers and the heavier the better. 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. Vinyl vat vct tiles can be removed with a rigid floor scraper.

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. 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. 1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install.

Before you start see if any tile is broken or damaged.