Tiling Over Vinyl Floor Tiles

Laying tile over vinyl flooring on a plywood subfloor.

Tiling over vinyl floor tiles.

Apply thin set adhesive to any joints in the backer board. 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. You can also tile over vinyl tiles that are glued down if none of the tiles are loose or curling up. Vinyl vat vct tiles can be removed with a rigid floor scraper.

Rinse the floor thoroughly and. Home centers carry several versions of these floor scrapers and the heavier the better. I ve been told to. The pad will also scratch the vinyl so there s no going back.

Your greatest concerns when installing a vinyl floor over the existing tile are the tile s joints and the floor s height. 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. 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.

3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile. 1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install. Screw or nail 1 2 cement backer board on top of the vinyl while the adhesive is still wet. Apply thin set adhesive to the vinyl flooring with a notched trowel.

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.