Installing Tile Over Vinyl Tile

Vinyl tile comes in two forms.

Installing tile over vinyl tile.

A unique and time saving way to apply ceramic tile directly on top of vinyl flooring. Ron and armen tavy demonstrate one such surface in this project as they install ceramic tile over vinyl flooring. The plan is to install 12 12 ceramic tile. 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.

Laying tile over vinyl flooring on a plywood subfloor. 1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install. 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. Apply thin set adhesive to the vinyl flooring with a notched trowel.

I ve been told to. Screw or nail 1 2 cement backer board on top of the vinyl while the adhesive is still wet. One requires adhesive very much like ceramic tiles do. The other which is referred to as peel and stick.

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. Before you begin installing your new floor tiles you ll need to make sure your existing floor is in good condition. Using the tavy thin skin system home owners are now able to lay ceramic tile over surfaces that would have never before been possible. 3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile.

So where feasible it makes sense to install the new flooring directly over the old without removing the old flooring. Installing vinyl tile over existing vinyl floor. Vinyl is typically laid over a solid subfloor which is ideally sturdy enough to keep from sagging under weight should lay straight all the way across when measured with a leveler and shouldn t creak or sag in spots when you walk across it. 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.