Installing Vinyl Tile Over Linoleum

Cracked or missing tiles should be fixed or filled in.

Installing vinyl tile over linoleum.

Wide seams between the tiles can create slight depressions in the vinyl flooring. 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 the tile floor has wide or deep seams use an underlayment rather than installing the vinyl directly on the tile. While there are different types of flooring you can choose vinyl planks luxury vinyl vinyl tiles or even wrap vinyl using a skim coat to even the floor surface is the secret to laying vinyl floor over old vinyl successfully.

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. Once this step is complete you can continue installing vinyl flooring as with any other substrate. The vinyl tiles must cover the old linoleum completely to help ensure a good installation. Before you begin installing a floating vinyl floor over ceramic tile completely clean the old tile.

After the thin layer has dried which should take about 30 minutes use a notched trowel to add a second layer over the first layer taking care to create even ridges over the surface. When you re ready to install tile over linoleum a thin layer of mortar should be spread over the floor s surface with a flat edged trowel. Vinyl flooring can be installed directly over ceramic and porcelain tile flooring. Installing tile over sheet vinyl about the author william machin began work in construction at the age of 15 while still in high school.

So where feasible it makes sense to install the new flooring directly over the old without removing the old flooring. Contaminants such as dirt dust crumbs grease wax or oil from cooking or from skin contact can all ruin the way the linoleum s adhesive will bond to the tile floor.