Tiling Over Old Vinyl Tiles

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Tiling over old vinyl tiles.

Maybe it s beginning to stick up or it was put in during the nixon administration and looks like a psychedelic acid flashback. Chipboard cushioned vinyl flooring particle boards of any type oriented strand board osb interior grade plywood tongue and groove planking and hardwood floors are unsuitable substrates for direct installation of ceramic tile. Over one year ago i installed luxury vinyl tile directly over pre existing ceramic tile flooring. Ben erickson november 11 2010 at 1 58 pm.

To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the tile. Installing over wood. If you aren t removing the old floor you may be creating a new floor that is too thick for doors to open and shut or for thresholds to have clearance. The other which is referred to as peel and stick.

Can i lay ceramic tile over old vinyl tile in my kitchen. 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 telegraph show through the vinyl floor. It s time to replace that old floor with some fancy new bathroom tile. There s luan 1 4 and then subfloor.

So where feasible it makes sense to install the new flooring directly over the old without removing the old flooring. One of the biggest factors of installing a new floor over the old is thickness. Vinyl tile comes in two forms. Vinyl flooring is cheap cost effective and perfect for areas such as kitchen or bathroom that have to deal with high levels of humidity.

Most of the floor is fine but there is one section that is peeled away. Installing vinyl tile over existing vinyl floor. If the grout lines in the ceramic tile are deep you ll see and feel them under sheet flooring and if you choose to install preglued vinyl tiles they won t stick. Vinyl tile is an excellent option for sealing in asbestos tiles.

One requires adhesive very much like ceramic tiles do. Once the tile is leveled off your next step is to remove the toilet so that the floor can be laid under it not cut around it. There are times when you look at the vinyl of a bathroom floor and just want to cringe. I plan to lay vinyl tiles over old linoleum floor in a bathroom.

The main caveat is that all vinyl formats call for a smooth subfloor including sheet vinyl vinyl tile and luxury vinyl planks and tiles.