Tiling Over Vinyl Glue

Hi all i m going to put ceramic tiles down over a concrete floor which has previously had clear looking vinyl flooring glued down onto it as can be seen in the attachment.

Tiling over vinyl glue.

Don t worry it looks a lot worse than it is. But now that you have ripped up the old carpet you ve got a sticky situation. Replacing carpet with tile can give your home an exciting new look. As with laying tile over vinyl as long as the subfloor and joists provide a firm foundation the linoleum is well glued down in good shape and clean.

The old vinyl tile you describe sounds like vct vinyl composition tile and it is tough stuff. No adhesive will stick to dirt and grease and even very small bits of dust or debris can cause a flaw in the way your vinyl tile adheres to the existing vinyl floor. The original flooring was vinyl over concrete. You want to scrape off as much as possible using a razor scraper.

The stuff has come up nicely but leaving a thin layer of soft and sticky glue that looks a lot like evostik on top of the concrete. You should be able to lay tile or marble over the linoleum. Hi i m laying 300mm x 300mm porcelain tiles. Scrub your vinyl floor with a.