tiles

[por 354]

silly question probally , can tile over vinyl tiles ? thanks

[Clanad]

If you mean placing ceramic tiles over existing vinyl tiles on the floor, yes you can... with a couple of caveats. Firstly, is the floor under the existing vinyl sound? That is, does it bounce, squeak or give when you walk across it? If any of the above exist you should deglaze the vinyl with a fine grit sandpaper, spread the same adhesive your going to use to lay the ceramic, but use a cement board screwed down (one screw every 8 inches) as an underlayment. There are several good products, but you should probably only need one that is 1/4 inch thick, rather than the heavier 1/2 inch one. This will eliminate cracking of the grout or worse cracking of the tiles themselves. If the floor is sound or if you're fortunate to have a cement floor under the vinyl, such as a basement, then, again, deglaze the vinyl, get rid of any wax and assure it's sufficiently roughned and then lay the tile as normally done... Best of luck...

[por 354]

thanks iam going to lay them straight down on the vinyl because the last person did it and it looks alright ive just taken these tiles up and going to lay the new tiles down so thanks for your help

[PAUL55]

You can lay tiles over vinyl as long as it is already well stuck down. If you make sure the tiles are clean, and brush the floor with a 2-1 mix of PVA and water , even if the floor is dead smooth, its the suction that will give you a superb fix, with the right adhesive, i.e flexible floor tile adhesive.