Thinset Over Vinyl Flooring

Gluing over vinyl tile.

Thinset over vinyl flooring.

The sheet vinyl must be clean and free of wax or other bond breakers. Screw each piece down around its perimeter with screws about 6 inches apart and place mesh tape over the joints. Trowel on thin set adhesive. But it says right on the thinset label ost all of the mainstream manufacturers of tile thinset mortar adhesive offer a product that clearly states on their label that their product is suitable for installation of tile over vinyl flooring.

To tile over sheet vinyl the following is generally recommended by most mortar manufacturers. Be careful because thinset sets very fast. Bobby there is no data i m familiar with that indicates there is any sort of advantage to having that vinyl under your tile installation. Additionally vinyl tiles installed prior to the 1980s may contain asbestos.

The sheet vinyl must be single layer only and well attached. I have since decided to install. Thinset with vinyl. Their glue will stick to vinyl.

Laying tile over vinyl flooring on a plywood subfloor. Vacuum the floor to make sure there isn t any debris and mix the thinset. Scrub the floor first to remove any dirt and grease then apply a bed of thin set mortar and tile. However as with all tile installations the entire subfloor below the tile is important not only the layer to which the tile is bonded.

Spread the thinset using a notched trowel in one direction and set the backer board. Most manufacturers of tile cement thinset have developed a specialty thinset for setting tile that bonds well to sheet vinyl. Will thinset adhere to a vinyl floor. Archive type of thinset to use over a lino floor tile forum advice board ceramic tile advice forums john bridge ceramic tile.

If the existing vinyl floor was installed over concrete and is glued down firmly you should be able to tile right over it without any problem. Vinyl tile can be extremely difficult to remove because the adhesive that holds it in place gets stronger over time. Apply a layer of thin set tile adhesive to the vinyl using a notched trowel. Vinyl flooring over thinset on cement fiber board.

Screw or nail 1 2 cement backer board on top of the vinyl while the adhesive is still wet. Exposed areas between ridges of adhesive should expose the vinyl flooring. Hi i expected to install tile on my bathroom floor so i installed cement fiber board. When installing vinyl tile itself to a subsurface you ll have a lot of options regarding color.

To do this scoop a small amount of thin set adhesive onto the floor then drag the edge of the trowel over it to cover the floor.