Tiling Over Vinyl Adhesive On Concrete Floor

Hi i m laying 300mm x 300mm porcelain tiles.

Tiling over vinyl adhesive on concrete 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. Xl brands triseal adhesive residue encapsulator triseal is a light colored high strength acrylic polymer compound formulated to isolate cutback and other types of old adhesive residues that would affect the bond of the new floor adhesive over concrete substrates. Most adhesives for vinyl tile installation will be latex based. Prior to the installation of floor covering systems triseal will also seal floors in dusty conditions providing a clean.

The stuff has come up nicely but leaving a thin layer of soft and sticky glue that looks a lot like evostik on top of the concrete. The original flooring was vinyl over concrete. Laying tile over vinyl flooring on a plywood subfloor. If you want to install the tiles properly you should prepare the floor making sure that the surface is clean without any remains of sealers adhesive or anything else.

So i pulled up the old tile in my bedroom and it was installed over vinyl flooring. This base material gives the adhesive a flowing consistency which makes it easy to work with but still strong as a bonding agent. Most luxury vinyl planks are not suitable for tiling over because this flooring typically is laid as a floating floor with no adhesive. Apply thin set adhesive to the vinyl flooring with a notched trowel.

This means the flooring can possibly shift beneath the tile likely causing damage to grout joints. The concrete floor must also be free of cracks or the vinyl tile will eventually sag into the gap. Installing over wood. Tape a large piece of plastic over the concrete floor securing all edges with duct tape.

Hi i want to lay ceramic tiles in basement i recently pulled up carpet in basment do to flooding and revealed 9 9 old tiles that im sure contain asbestos that have carpet adhesive on top of tiles my question is can i use cement leveler on parts that tiles are missing so i can lay backer board down and do i need to lay a thinset down before i. To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the tile.