Can You Put Tile Over Vinyl Tile

If there is vinyl laminate then you need a backer board.

Can you put tile over vinyl tile.

I have vinyl tiles on the floor the edges on these tiles have risen but the raise is extremely minute. 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. When not to tile over resilient flooring even if the resilient flooring is suitable the subfloor and joists making up the floor structure must also be in good condition and have minimal flexing and deflection. From the 1930s to the mid 1970s vinyl flooring contained asbestos which is not safe for you to remove yourself.

Installing over existing vinyl. The new tiles are peel and stick. There are people that say that you can place tiling on top of existing vinyl if it s securely adhered and if the floor underneath is solid but i don t agree. If it s a new construction then you can probably just lay the tile on top.

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. Can i put new tiles over these tiles or can i glue felt paper on the existing tiles and then put the new tiles on top of the felt paper. Marsha asks can i lay a ceramic tile floor over a vinyl floor yes you can and we did that very thing on this tile floor just a couple of years ago. Fortunately it is not difficult to install vinyl tile over your vinyl floor as.

Installing ceramic tile over vinyl or linoleum surfaces can be more complicated than expected and probably should be avoided whenever possible.