If you aren t removing the old floor you may be creating a new floor that is too thick for doors to open and shut or for thresholds to have clearance.
Vinyl tile over ceramic tile.
The main caveat is that all vinyl formats call for a smooth subfloor including sheet vinyl vinyl tile and luxury vinyl planks and tiles.
Smooth out the tile.
If the grout lines in the ceramic tile are deep you ll see and feel them under sheet flooring and if you choose to install preglued vinyl tiles they won t stick.
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.
Over one year ago i installed luxury vinyl tile directly over pre existing ceramic tile flooring.
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.
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.
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While standard sheet vinyl that is well bonded usually makes an acceptable base for ceramic tile that s not true of all forms of resilient flooring.
Then smooth out the ceramic tile before laying the vinyl.
Loose lay perimeter bond sheet vinyl can shift beneath the tile installation making it unsuitable as a base for ceramic tile.
Use a self leveling compound to fill in the grout joints.
With vinyl tile the possibility of shifting is also present.