Loose lay perimeter bond sheet vinyl can shift beneath the tile installation making it unsuitable as a base for ceramic tile.
Laying ceramic tile over vinyl tile.
When installing new stone ceramic or porcelain tiles over a vinyl tile subfloor thinset is definitely the way to go.
Laying tile over vinyl flooring on a plywood subfloor.
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Screw or nail 1 2 cement backer board on top of the vinyl while the adhesive is still wet.
To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the 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.
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.
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.
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The trouble is that thinset generally requires a textured surface to bond at.
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.
Chipboard cushioned vinyl flooring particle boards of any type oriented strand board osb interior grade plywood tongue and groove planking and hardwood floors are unsuitable substrates for direct installation of ceramic tile.
Apply thin set adhesive to the vinyl flooring with a notched trowel.
Installing over wood.
Over one year ago i installed luxury vinyl tile directly over pre existing ceramic tile flooring.
You should be able to lay tile or marble over the linoleum.