Can You Lay Thinset Over Vinyl Floor

The trouble is that thinset generally requires a textured surface to bond at.

Can you lay thinset over vinyl floor.

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. 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. Exposed areas between ridges of adhesive should expose the vinyl flooring. To smooth the floor i covered screw heads and seams in the cement fiber board with thinset.

Use thin set mortar to adhere your porcelain tiles to your vinyl flooring. If it s a new construction then you can probably just lay the tile on top. Existing floor coverings vinyl or otherwise. If you re installing porcelain tile over vinyl flooring you can essentially follow the same steps as those listed above.

Linda asks can i lay ceramic tile over vinyl tile in my kitchen if the existing vinyl floor was installed over concrete and is glued down firmly you should be able to tile right over it without any problem. Here is my concern. Installing over existing vinyl. Tiles should be cut before you apply grout.

If there is vinyl laminate then you need a backer board. Installing ceramic tile over vinyl or linoleum surfaces can be more complicated than expected and probably should be avoided whenever possible. The floor is now smooth. Once your tile is placed you ll most likely need to cut it to size which can be done with a wet saw.

N the case of new ceramic and stone tile installations to allow previous floor coverings of a flexible nature such as vinyl sheet flooring cushioned vinyl sheet flooring vinyl composition tile vct to remain in place can only increase the odds of a new ceramic or stone tile installation failure. Apply a layer of thin set tile adhesive to the vinyl using a notched trowel. I am tiling mosaic and small pieces over what once was a concrete basement floor which on occasion in my city with all the rain can get flooded what was there when i bought the house 2 years ago was an asbestos linoleum 1 square very thin tile over a thin black mastic. Trowel on thin set adhesive.

When installing new stone ceramic or porcelain tiles over a vinyl tile subfloor thinset is definitely the way to go.