Vinyl Flooring and Tiling Don't Mix

Many people are tiling right over their existing vinyl flooring, they may regret it in a few years. While tiling right over vinyl seems fast and easy now, and might even look pretty good for the first few months, it will later compromise the stability and look of your ceramic tile. Here are the major reasons not to tile directly over vinyl flooring.

Tile on Vinyl Won't Stick Well

The top layer of vinyl is similar to plastic and it is difficult to get anything to adhere to it because its shine is not porous.  A good bond needs porous material. No matter what kind of glue you try to apply to the vinyl, your tiles will not bond well. Some people recommend roughing up the surface of the vinyl for a better bond, but this really isn’t an effective method.

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Since tile and your vinyl flooring will not adhere well to one another, there might be lifting after you lay the floor. If the vinyl begins lifting and pushing the tile up, you may have to replace a section of tile or the entire floor. If you tile directly onto vinyl or linoleum flooring, you may find at a later date that you need to remove the your entire new tile floor in order to remove the old vinyl because of lifting and instability. It is probably better to save yoursrs