Tiling Over Vinyl Floor Installation
The pad will also scratch the vinyl so there s no going back.
Tiling over vinyl floor installation. 1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install. I ve been told to. 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. 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.
Once you ve removed lose or broken pieces patch the empty sections with a liquid cement or mortar letting it settle. 3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile. The plan is to install 12 12 ceramic tile. 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.
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. My basement already h. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile. 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.
Before you start see if any tile is broken or damaged.