How To Lay Ceramic Tile Over Vinyl Tile

Loose lay perimeter bond sheet vinyl can shift beneath the tile installation making it unsuitable as a base for ceramic tile.

How to lay ceramic tile over vinyl tile.

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. 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. To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the tile. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile.

3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile. I ve been told to. 1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install. With vinyl tile the possibility of shifting is also present.

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. 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. And no resilient flooring with a cushioned construction will work beneath ceramic tile.