Ceramic Tile Over Old Vinyl Floor

Over one year ago i installed luxury vinyl tile directly over pre existing ceramic tile flooring.

Ceramic tile over old vinyl floor. The main caveat is that all vinyl formats call for a smooth subfloor including sheet vinyl vinyl tile and luxury vinyl planks and tiles. Vinyl flooring is cheap cost effective and perfect for areas such as kitchen or bathroom that have to deal with high levels of humidity. 1 in the this old house app. One requires adhesive very much like ceramic tiles do.

Installing vinyl flooring over ceramic tile. Vinyl tile comes in two forms. I am looking to replace a laminate floor with a ceramic tile floor. How do i level prep that section for installation.

Mark july 19 2011 at 2 57 pm. To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the tile. Quick to apply and simple to execute vinyl tiles are a great way to offer your old floor a chic updated look for a relatively low cost when compared to other types of flooring. New seasons premiere october 1 watch new episodes on pbs starting oct.

The other which is referred to as peel and stick. Installing over wood. An additional layer of flooring applied directly over the old floor will make it thicker and raise the overall height of the flooring. Consider the tile s joints and the floor s height when laying vinyl over tile.

Most of the floor is fine but there is one section that is peeled away. Still even with vinyl flooring the extra floor thickness can. By this old house. Today i am sharing my one year follow up review of the product.

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. Vinyl flooring can be installed directly over ceramic and porcelain tile flooring. The longer i live on this planet the more i shy from taking risks i think it has something to do with all of the trouble i encountered as a teenage daredevil. Vinyl flooring over ceramic tile.

Wide seams between the tiles can create slight depressions in the vinyl flooring. Installing vinyl tile over existing vinyl floor. Vinyl tile can be installed directly over your existing vinyl flooring as long as the floor is in good condition. Since vinyl flooring is so thin 12 mm at most this is less of an issue than with laminate engineered wood or solid hardwood flooring.

However after a few years it is likely that you will need to replace your old flooring if you choose to try your hand at laying vinyl floor over old vinyl read this article first so you get the best results possible from your new floor.