Ceramic Over Vinyl

The upstairs bath 75 sf in my 1950 house has two layers of sheet vinyl flooring over a solid subfloor.

Ceramic over vinyl.

The condition of the existing tiles and the structural. How to install ceramic tile over vinyl flooring. I ve been told to. A unique and time saving way to apply ceramic tile directly on top of vinyl flooring.

Ron and armen tavy demonstrate one such surface in this project as they install ceramic tile over vinyl flooring. First make sure the subfloor and underlayment have a combined total thickness of at least 1 1 4 inches. Applying ceramic coating for body paint onto wraps won t be as good compared to applying it onto the intended surface which is a painted surface i e. Marsha asks can i lay a ceramic tile floor over a vinyl floor yes you can and we did that very thing on this tile floor just a couple of years ago.

If your vinyl meets the basic requirements it requires some preparation before you lay ceramic or stone tile over it. Kathy august 6 2010 at 5 48 pm. But because this house is on a wood subfloor we had to do a little work to prepare the surface and that entailed installing half inch cement backer board. Carefully clean the grime and old wax off the floor using a strong ammonia based cleaner i use ammonia 1 1 but be sure to have the windows open and fans running.

The tiles are sound i want to lay vinyl tiles over the ceramic can i do that and will it last. The plan is to install 12 12 ceramic tile. Choosing the right ceramic coating for vinyl wraps. 1 remove both layers of vinyl before.

Ceramic tile offers a durable high end floor finish and in many cases it s possible to install a tile new floor right over an old one. Method for installing ceramic tile over vinyl flooring with a concrete sub floor if you have a concrete sub floor the task should be fairly simple. Vehicles with no wrap.