Ceramic Tile Over Linoleum Floor

We have a vinyl linoleum floor with a skim coat underneath and underneath that another vinyl linoleum floor that is pretty old.

Ceramic tile over linoleum floor. Make a tighter floor so that your tiles will lay flat by fastening with 1 rust proof screws or nails roughly every six inches on the linoleum flooring. Portions of the linoleum floor can come up at any time. Most hard tiles such as stone ceramic and porcelain will need a new underlayment put down over the old linoleum first. I plan to lay vinyl tiles over old linoleum floor in a bathroom.

The best solution in this circumstance is to cover over the asbestos flooring with a thin layer of plywood underlayment before putting down cement board and ceramic tile. Sheet linoleum floors and tiles that were made before 1990 often contain asbestos which is a known cancer causing agent. We want to install ceramic tile in our kitchen. Mark july 19 2011 at 2 57 pm.

Most of the floor is fine but there is one section that is peeled away. The skim coat was done to prevent removing the older floor because it could contain asbestos due to its age. This will also increase the height of the finished floor by as much as 1. Alternately you can hire an asbestos removal company to safely remove all the flooring.

More tips for tiling over linoleum. 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. If this is the case in your home or building it s best to tile over the linoleum floor rather than attempting to remove it. I am looking to replace a laminate floor with a ceramic tile floor.

Often when linoleum is installed only the edges and center are spot glued.