Tiling Over Vinyl Glue

Hi all i m going to put ceramic tiles down over a concrete floor which has previously had clear looking vinyl flooring glued down onto it as can be seen in the attachment.

Tiling over vinyl glue.

The black adhesive is called cutback and i installed ceramic tile over it without difficulty. You can t tile over old carpet glue but it s not hard to remove carpet adhesive before tiling. Don t worry it looks a lot worse than it is. You should be able to lay tile or marble over the linoleum.

Replacing carpet with tile can give your home an exciting new look. Am i ok to scrape off any high points and tile down onto it using the norcros flexible adhesive after priming with sbr. Hi i m laying 300mm x 300mm porcelain tiles. No adhesive will stick to dirt and grease and even very small bits of dust or debris can cause a flaw in the way your vinyl tile adheres to the existing vinyl floor.

The original flooring was vinyl over concrete. As with laying tile over vinyl as long as the subfloor and joists provide a firm foundation the linoleum is well glued down in good shape and clean. You want to scrape off as much as possible using a razor scraper. Scrub your vinyl floor with a.