Ceramic Tile Over Linoleum Floor

We want to install ceramic tile in our kitchen.

Ceramic tile over linoleum floor.

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. Most hard tiles such as stone ceramic and porcelain will need a new underlayment put down over the old linoleum first. Mark july 19 2011 at 2 57 pm.

I am looking to replace a laminate floor with a ceramic tile floor. Portions of the linoleum floor can come up at any time. Sheet linoleum floors and tiles that were made before 1990 often contain asbestos which is a known cancer causing agent. Often when linoleum is installed only the edges and center are spot glued.

This will also increase the height of the finished floor by as much as 1. 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. 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. 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.

We have a vinyl linoleum floor with a skim coat underneath and underneath that another vinyl linoleum floor that is pretty old. More tips for tiling over linoleum. How do i level prep that section for installation. 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.

We are on a concrete slab foundation.