No adhesive will stick to dirt and grease and even very small bits of dust or debris can cause a flaw in the way your vinyl tile adheres to the existing vinyl floor.
Tiling over vinyl glue.
Replacing carpet with tile can give your home an exciting new look.
The old vinyl tile you describe sounds like vct vinyl composition tile and it is tough stuff.
Scrub your vinyl floor with a.
You can t tile over old carpet glue but it s not hard to remove carpet adhesive before tiling.
Hi i m laying 300mm x 300mm porcelain tiles.
You want to scrape off as much as possible using a razor scraper.
You should be able to lay tile or marble over the linoleum.
Don t worry it looks a lot worse than it is.
Hi all i m going to put ceramic tiles down over a concrete floor which has previously had clear looking vinyl flooring glued down onto it as can be seen in the attachment.
The stuff has come up nicely but leaving a thin layer of soft and sticky glue that looks a lot like evostik on top of the concrete.
The black adhesive is called cutback and i installed ceramic tile over it without difficulty.
As with laying tile over vinyl as long as the subfloor and joists provide a firm foundation the linoleum is well glued down in good shape and clean.