Tiling Over Removed Vinyl Flooring

Vinyl vat vct tiles can be removed with a rigid floor scraper.

Tiling over removed vinyl flooring.

Follow the instructions of your chose skim coat product and mix it with water and use a masonry trowel to spread it all over the entire floor. Home centers carry several versions of these floor scrapers and the heavier the better. The other which is referred to as peel and stick comes with self adhesive backing. 2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile.

Cutting in narrow strips makes the task more manageable. The plan is to install 12 12 ceramic tile. Use the utility knife to cut straight down the middle of your vinyl floor. Vinyl tile comes in two forms.

3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile. 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. One requires adhesive very much like ceramic tiles do. A thin layer of joint compound suitable for indoor use spread over the old vinyl floor will patch up any gaps or dents and the holes left by removing the broken bits of the old vinyl floor.

Next move about 12 inches to the right or left and cut a strip parallel to the first. Typically vinyl flooring is perimeter installed meaning there s no glue or adhesive in the middle of the floor.