I have vinyl tiles on the floor the edges on these tiles have risen but the raise is extremely minute.
Can you put tile over vinyl tile.
Can i put new tiles over these tiles or can i glue felt paper on the existing tiles and then put the new tiles on top of the felt paper.
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.
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.
Installing ceramic tile over vinyl or linoleum surfaces can be more complicated than expected and probably should be avoided whenever possible.
If it s a new construction then you can probably just lay the tile on top.
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.
Fortunately it is not difficult to install vinyl tile over your vinyl floor as.
From the 1930s to the mid 1970s vinyl flooring contained asbestos which is not safe for you to remove yourself.
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.
You can also tile over vinyl tiles that are glued down if none of the tiles are loose or curling up.
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.
If there is vinyl laminate then you need a backer board.
Installing over existing vinyl.