Over one year ago i installed luxury vinyl tile directly over pre existing ceramic tile flooring.
Ceramic tile over pressboard and vinyl.
3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile.
Installing ceramic tile on a wood sub floor is a bit more challenging.
If you have floor registers you can remove one and check for floor thickness.
Exposed areas between ridges of adhesive should expose the vinyl flooring.
How to lay vinyl tile over particle board.
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A second method would be to check where plumbing penetrates the floor.
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 telegraph show through the vinyl floor.
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1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install.
Method for installing ceramic tile over vinyl flooring with a wood sub floor.
Vinyl tiles need a very smooth level.
Colorful tiles may go out of style and some tiles are inappropriate for the space.
The plan is to install 12 12 ceramic tile.
Vinyl sheeting is recommended instead for installation over particleboard.
Once the tile is leveled off your next step is to remove the toilet so that the floor can be laid under it not cut around it.
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2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile.
You can definitely install vinyl flooring over ceramic tile but you may have to spread leveling compound or lay plywood or hardboard to flatten the floor first.
Vinyl tiles over particleboard are not recommended for flooring either as the seams can spread and when moisture gets through the particleboard beneath it warping will occur.
How to tile over existing wall tile.
A double layer of the plywood is best.
Apply a layer of thin set tile adhesive to the vinyl using a notched trowel.
To do this scoop a small amount of thin set adhesive onto the floor then drag the edge of the trowel over it to cover the floor.
Tiled walls can last many years but that s not always a good thing.
However if you can t remove the old surface or otherwise decide to install over it lay a backer board with thin set over the old surface to serve as your new subfloor material.
The first thing you need to do is determine the thickness of your sub floor.
Vinyl flooring is a great idea one of the main problems you encounter when installing new flooring over old flooring is the increase in the height of the floor surface but this is less of a problem if you choose vinyl.