Tiling Over Old Vinyl Tiles

Tile on tile primer a very popular use of a resin tiling primer is to lay tiles over the top of old tiles.

Tiling over old vinyl tiles.

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. Cut tiles that need to be fitted step 6. Most hard tiles such as stone ceramic and porcelain will need a new underlayment put down over the old linoleum. Trim doorjambs if necessary step 3.

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. You can also tile over vinyl tiles that are glued down if none of the tiles are loose or curling up. A thin layer of joint compound suitable for indoor use spread over the old vinyl floor will patch up any gaps or dents and the holes left by removing the broken bits of the old vinyl floor. Bathrooms are very commonly tiled over.

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. The pad will also scratch the vinyl so there s no going back. Once you ve removed lose or broken pieces patch the empty sections with a liquid cement or mortar letting it settle.

Installing vinyl tile over existing vinyl floor underlayment. This is generally done when you want to spruce up or add a modern look to a tiled room. One of the biggest factors of installing a new floor over the old is thickness. Vinyl tile is an excellent option for sealing in asbestos tiles.

Vinyl floor tiles can self adhere to asbestos. Lay the tile step 5. If you tile over old tile you will be increasing the height of the current floor. 3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile.

Installing vinyl tile over existing vinyl floor step 1. Putting down an underlayment is possibly the simplest way to prepare an existing vinyl floor for vinyl. Arrange your layout step 4. 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.

1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install. Before you start see if any tile is broken or damaged. Adhere your tiles step 7. I ve been told to.

Remove any fixtures step 2.