Tiling Over Removed Vinyl Flooring

Cutting in narrow strips makes the task more manageable.

Tiling over removed vinyl flooring.

Vinyl tile comes in two forms. 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. One requires adhesive very much like ceramic tiles do. The plan is to install 12 12 ceramic tile.

2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile. Typically vinyl flooring is perimeter installed meaning there s no glue or adhesive in the middle of the floor. Home centers carry several versions of these floor scrapers and the heavier the better. 3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile.

While you don t have to remove your vinyl sheet flooring to install a new tile floor over it the tile council of north america recommends that old sheet flooring be cleaned of wax or bond breakers and new tile should only be laid over one well attached layer of vinyl. 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. The other which is referred to as peel and stick comes with self adhesive backing. I ve been told to.

Next move about 12 inches to the right or left and cut a strip parallel to the first. Use the utility knife to cut straight down the middle of your vinyl floor.