How To Lay Ceramic Tile Over Vinyl Tile

With vinyl tile the possibility of shifting is also present.

How to lay ceramic tile over vinyl tile.

3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile. The plan is to install 12 12 ceramic tile. 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. And no resilient flooring with a cushioned construction will work beneath ceramic tile.

Chipboard cushioned vinyl flooring particle boards of any type oriented strand board osb interior grade plywood tongue and groove planking and hardwood floors are unsuitable substrates for direct installation of ceramic tile. 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. Loose lay perimeter bond sheet vinyl can shift beneath the tile installation making it unsuitable as a base for ceramic tile. The main caveat is that all vinyl formats call for a smooth subfloor including sheet vinyl vinyl tile and luxury vinyl planks and tiles.

To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the tile. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile. I ve been told to. Installing over wood.