How To Install Ceramic Tile Over Vinyl Flooring

Ron and armen tavy demonstrate one such surface in this project as they install ceramic tile over vinyl flooring.

How to install ceramic tile over vinyl flooring.

This isn t possible with every flooring material but it s often possible to install ceramic porcelain or stone tile over resilient flooring including standard sheet vinyl vinyl tile or linoleum. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile. Tiles should be cut before you apply grout. 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.

3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile. Over time the vinyl will sink or be pressed down into the contour of these depressions telescoping the grout joints from the ceramic tile installation all the way up through the vinyl tiles. Once your tile is placed you ll most likely need to cut it to size which can be done with a wet saw. 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.

I ve been told to. To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the tile. 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. The plan is to install 12 12 ceramic tile.

Installing over wood. Apply thin set adhesive to the vinyl flooring with a notched trowel. Using the tavy thin skin system home owners are now able to lay ceramic tile over surfaces that would have never before been possible. Screw or nail 1 2 cement backer board on top of the vinyl while the adhesive is still wet.

Laying tile over vinyl flooring on a plywood subfloor. 1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install. Use thin set mortar to adhere your porcelain tiles to your vinyl flooring. The main caveat is that all vinyl formats call for a smooth subfloor including sheet vinyl vinyl tile and luxury vinyl planks and tiles.

So where feasible it makes sense to install the new flooring directly over the old without removing the old flooring.