Thinset Over Vinyl Tile

While thinset mortar could hold vinyl tile in place it is not necessary.

Thinset over vinyl tile.

Apply a layer of thin set tile adhesive to the vinyl using a notched trowel. The cementlike consistency of thinset is important with heavy tiles such as ceramic and stone but with vinyl which is. Thinset is a type of adhesive mortar often used to affix stone or tile to various surfaces especially concrete or cement flooring. Step 4 lay out the tile.

The sheet vinyl must be clean and free of wax or other bond breakers. Be careful because thinset sets very fast. Trowel on thin set adhesive. However as with all tile installations the entire subfloor below the tile is important not only the layer to which the tile is bonded.

Thinset is usually composed of fine sand cement and a chemical agent that retains water. The sheet vinyl must be single layer only and well attached. Most manufacturers of tile cement thinset have developed a specialty thinset for setting tile that bonds well to sheet vinyl. This water retaining agent is typically an alkyl derivative of cellulose.

Don t work on a new piece until the first piece is completely finished. To tile over sheet vinyl the following is generally recommended by most mortar manufacturers. 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. Exposed areas between ridges of adhesive should expose the vinyl flooring.

Their glue will stick to vinyl.