Home centers carry several versions of these floor scrapers and the heavier the better.
Tiling over vinyl floor tiles.
Scrub your vinyl floor with a solution of 3 tablespoons of a good degreasing agent such as trisodium phosphate or dishwashing liquid dissolved in 1 gallon of water.
2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile.
Before you start see if any tile is broken or damaged.
Laying tile over vinyl flooring on a plywood subfloor.
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The tiling will raise the floor a little so you ll need to cut a little from the bottom of the door if it swings inside the bathroom.
These spud bars as they are sometimes called can also be used in some cases to remove the sheet version of the vinyl flooring but there are easier ways.
Vinyl vat vct tiles can be removed with a rigid floor scraper.
You can also tile over vinyl tiles that are glued down if none of the tiles are loose or curling up.
Rinse the floor thoroughly and.
1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install.
3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile.
Apply thin set adhesive to the vinyl flooring with a notched trowel.
The pad will also scratch the vinyl so there s no going back.
Your greatest concerns when installing a vinyl floor over the existing tile are the tile s joints and the floor s height.
Screw or nail 1 2 cement backer board on top of the vinyl while the adhesive is still wet.
Apply thin set adhesive to any joints in the backer board.