Over one year ago i installed luxury vinyl tile directly over pre existing ceramic tile flooring.
Vinyl flooring over ceramic tile.
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.
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Since vinyl flooring is so thin 12 mm at most this is less of an issue than with laminate engineered wood or solid hardwood flooring.
Cracked or missing tiles should be fixed or filled in.
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.
Vinyl flooring offers a durable beautiful alternative to other flooring types and it s easy to install over a variety of subfloors.
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.
Today i am sharing my one year follow up review of the product.
If the tile floor has wide or deep seams use an underlayment rather than installing the.
Step 1 prepare the room.
Wide seams between the tiles can create slight depressions in the vinyl flooring.
Vinyl flooring over ceramic tile.
Vinyl flooring can be installed directly over ceramic and porcelain tile flooring.
The main caveat is that all vinyl formats call for a smooth subfloor including sheet vinyl vinyl tile and luxury vinyl planks and tiles.
To install vinyl flooring over ceramic tiling check out the guide that follows.