Vinyl Flooring Over Ceramic Tile

Since vinyl flooring is so thin 12 mm at most this is less of an issue than with laminate engineered wood or solid hardwood flooring.

Vinyl flooring over ceramic tile.

Vinyl is a durable and budget friendly alternative for wood flooring. Then smooth out the ceramic tile before laying the vinyl. Give the compound time to dry before moving on to the installation process. 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.

Ceramic tile has grout joints that are uneven so if you were to install the vinyl over top you would see the grout joints underneath the vinyl. An additional layer of flooring applied directly over the old floor will make it thicker and raise the overall height of the flooring. Use a self leveling compound to fill in the grout joints. Vinyl flooring over ceramic tile.

See our short diy guide. Cracked or missing tiles should be fixed or filled in. Wide seams between the tiles can create slight depressions in the vinyl flooring. Vinyl flooring can be installed directly over ceramic and porcelain tile flooring.

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. Over time the vinyl will sink or be pressed down into the contour of these depressions telescoping the grout joints from the ceramic tile installation all the way up through the vinyl tiles.