Installing Vinyl Tile On Top Of Vinyl Tile

The underlayment allows the laminate flooring to float on top of the sub floor.

Installing vinyl tile on top of vinyl tile.

Wide seams between the tiles can create slight depressions in the vinyl flooring. Self stick vinyl floor tiles are a great flooring option because they are durable affordable easy to install and available in a variety of styles and colors. Additionally when placing vinyl planks over ceramic tiles it is advisable to use thick vinyl planks as opposed to the thinner ones. Normal installation if the grout joints are flush with the face of the ceramic tile you can install the vinyl tiles directly over the top of the existing tile installation.

One strategy is to fill the grout lines with leveling compound and another is to lay a new subfloor over the tiles. Lay the first plank appropriately spaced from the wall. Install the second plank by holding it at an angle and inserting its tongue edge into the first plank s groove edge. Be sure to check and make sure you use a thinner underlayment since you will already have some give because of the previously installed vinyl flooring.

If the tile floor has wide or deep seams use an underlayment rather than installing the vinyl directly on the tile. What you will first do is lay down an underlayment and then install the laminate flooring on top of it. Here are the step by step instructions for installing them yourself. If the grout lines in the ceramic tile are deep you ll see and feel them under sheet flooring and if you choose to install preglued vinyl tiles they won t stick.

Your greatest concerns when installing a vinyl floor over the existing tile are the tile s joints and the floor s height. With vinyl tile the possibility of shifting is also present. Once you ve removed lose or broken pieces patch the empty sections with a liquid cement or mortar letting it settle level with the tile floor. While standard sheet vinyl that is well bonded usually makes an acceptable base for ceramic tile that s not true of all forms of resilient flooring.

Loose lay perimeter bond sheet vinyl can shift beneath the tile installation making it unsuitable as a base for ceramic tile. You can install vinyl tiles over existing vinyl tiles over sheet linoleum or ceramic tiles as long as the old floor is in decent shape. Cracked or missing tiles should be fixed or filled in. Though slightly more expensive planks with a thickness of 5 8 mm are a good option because they will be more capable of laying flush on the tile beneath.

Before you start see if any tile is broken or damaged.