Installing Vinyl Tile Over Linoleum

Wide seams between the tiles can create slight depressions in the vinyl flooring.

Installing vinyl tile over linoleum.

If the tile floor has wide or deep seams use an underlayment rather than installing the vinyl directly on the tile. Before you begin installing a floating vinyl floor over ceramic tile completely clean the old tile. The vinyl tiles must cover the old linoleum completely to help ensure a good installation. 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.

Once this step is complete you can continue installing vinyl flooring as with any other substrate. While there are different types of flooring you can choose vinyl planks luxury vinyl vinyl tiles or even wrap vinyl using a skim coat to even the floor surface is the secret to laying vinyl floor over old vinyl successfully. After the thin layer has dried which should take about 30 minutes use a notched trowel to add a second layer over the first layer taking care to create even ridges over the surface. Cracked or missing tiles should be fixed or filled in.

So where feasible it makes sense to install the new flooring directly over the old without removing the old flooring. This isn t possible with every flooring material but it s often possible to install ceramic porcelain or stone tile over resilient flooring including standard sheet vinyl vinyl tile or linoleum. Contaminants such as dirt dust crumbs grease wax or oil from cooking or from skin contact can all ruin the way the linoleum s adhesive will bond to the tile floor. When you re ready to install tile over linoleum a thin layer of mortar should be spread over the floor s surface with a flat edged trowel.

5 spread vinyl tile adhesive over the old linoleum with a trowel and press the tiles into place in the. 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.