Tile Over Existing Vinyl Flooring

Ben ericksonmay 19 2011 at 9 27 pm.

Tile over existing vinyl flooring.

After months of investigation it became clear that the true risk of installing floating tiles over an existing floor like ceramic tiles was a phenomenon known as telegraphing. Not every form of resilient flooring is suitable for receiving tile directly. Before you start see if any tile is broken or damaged. If the vinyl is on a concrete slab and there is moisture under the floor you should put down a layer of 6 mil plastic first.

Step 1 inspect your floor. Luxury vinyl plank flooring i used this one in the color stucco whichever lvt product you choose if you are going over existing tile make sure the product info specifically says that it is ok for use over tile be sure to tack on an additional 10 15 square feet of product for waste. To install vinyl tile over your vinyl flooring you ll only need a few tools some time and a bit of planning. Cracked or missing tiles should be fixed or filled in.

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. Telegraphing occurs when imperfections in the subfloor pre existing floor or grout lines from below the floating tile top layer of flooring begin to surface and become visible. Vinyl tile can be installed directly over your existing vinyl flooring as long as the floor is in good condition. Once you ve removed lose or broken pieces patch the empty sections with a liquid cement or mortar letting it settle level with the tile floor.

Vinyl flooring can be installed directly over ceramic and porcelain tile flooring. Hi margaret depending on the specific type of flooring you may be able to lay a laminate floor directly over vinyl flooring. Before doing anything you need to examine the existing floor. The best candidate is fully adhered glued down sheet vinyl flooring.

If it s a new construction then you can probably just lay the tile on top. Wide seams between the tiles can create slight depressions in the vinyl flooring. If the tile floor has wide or deep seams use an underlayment rather than installing the vinyl directly on the tile. If there is vinyl laminate then you need a backer board.