Tiling Over Vinyl Floor Installation

2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile.

Tiling over vinyl floor installation.

The pad will also scratch the vinyl so there s no going back. 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. 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. 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.

I installed vinyl flooring planks in my basement lifeproof seasoned wood variety vinyl plank tiles that i bought from the home depot. A thin layer of joint compound suitable for indoor use spread over the old vinyl floor will patch up any gaps or dents and the holes left by removing the broken bits of the old vinyl floor. The plan is to install 12 12 ceramic tile. 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.

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. My basement already h. I ve been told to. 1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install.

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