Can You Put Tile Over Vinyl Tile

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.

Can you put tile over vinyl tile.

The new tiles are peel and stick. If there is vinyl laminate then you need a backer board. 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. You can also tile over vinyl tiles that are glued down if none of the tiles are loose or curling up.

But because this house is on a wood subfloor we had to do a little work to prepare the surface and that entailed installing half inch cement backer board. 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. 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. From the 1930s to the mid 1970s vinyl flooring contained asbestos which is not safe for you to remove yourself.

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. 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. I have vinyl tiles on the floor the edges on these tiles have risen but the raise is extremely minute.

Installing over existing vinyl.