Tiling Over Vinyl Floor Installation

I installed vinyl flooring planks in my basement lifeproof seasoned wood variety vinyl plank tiles that i bought from the home depot.

Tiling over vinyl floor installation.

My basement already h. A thin layer of joint compound suitable for indoor use spread over the old vinyl floor will patch up any gaps or dents and the holes left by removing the broken bits of the old vinyl floor. Use an abrasive pad or scrub brush soaked in water and vinyl floor stripping to get off all the dirt and wax on the floor. Follow the instructions of your chose skim coat product and mix it with water and use a masonry trowel to spread it all over the entire floor.

The tiling will raise the floor a little so you ll need to cut a little from the bottom of the door if it swings inside the bathroom. Before you start see if any tile is broken or damaged. I ve been told to. You can also tile over vinyl tiles that are glued down if none of the tiles are loose or curling up.

The pad will also scratch the vinyl so there s no going back. Once you ve removed lose or broken pieces patch the empty sections with a liquid cement or mortar letting it settle. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile. 1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install.

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.