Vinyl tile comes in two forms.
Tiling over removed vinyl flooring.
1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install.
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.
Typically vinyl flooring is perimeter installed meaning there s no glue or adhesive in the middle of the floor.
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These spud bars as they are sometimes called can also be used in some cases to remove the sheet version of the vinyl flooring but there are easier ways.
The other which is referred to as peel and stick comes with self adhesive backing.
Next move about 12 inches to the right or left and cut a strip parallel to the first.
While you don t have to remove your vinyl sheet flooring to install a new tile floor over it the tile council of north america recommends that old sheet flooring be cleaned of wax or bond breakers and new tile should only be laid over one well attached layer of vinyl.
One requires adhesive very much like ceramic tiles do.
2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile.
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.
3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile.
Home centers carry several versions of these floor scrapers and the heavier the better.
The plan is to install 12 12 ceramic tile.