Vinyl Tile Over Ceramic Tile

One of the biggest factors of installing a new floor over the old is thickness.

Vinyl tile over ceramic tile.

The longer i live on this planet the more i shy from taking risks i think it has something to do with all of the trouble i encountered as a teenage daredevil. Ceramic tile has grout joints that are uneven so if you were to install the vinyl over top you would see the grout joints underneath the vinyl. With vinyl tile the possibility of shifting is also present. Over one year ago i installed luxury vinyl tile directly over pre existing ceramic tile flooring.

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. Over time the vinyl will sink or be pressed down into the contour of these depressions telescoping the grout joints from the ceramic tile installation all the way up through the vinyl tiles. Loose lay perimeter bond sheet vinyl can shift beneath the tile installation making it unsuitable as a base for ceramic tile. 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.

Then smooth out the ceramic tile before laying the vinyl. Today i am sharing my one year follow up review of the product. Use a self leveling compound to fill in the grout joints. Vinyl tile is an excellent option for sealing in asbestos tiles.

Smooth out the tile. The main caveat is that all vinyl formats call for a smooth subfloor including sheet vinyl vinyl tile and luxury vinyl planks and tiles.