Tiling Over Vinyl Floor Tiles

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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. Home centers carry several versions of these floor scrapers and the heavier the better. 1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install. 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.

Vinyl vat vct tiles can be removed with a rigid floor scraper. Apply thin set adhesive to the vinyl flooring with a notched trowel. 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. Before you start see if any tile is broken or damaged.

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. Rinse the floor thoroughly and. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile. You can also tile over vinyl tiles that are glued down if none of the tiles are loose or curling up.

Apply thin set adhesive to any joints in the backer board. Screw or nail 1 2 cement backer board on top of the vinyl while the adhesive is still wet. 3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile. Laying tile over vinyl flooring on a plywood subfloor.

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