Vinyl tile is an excellent option for sealing in asbestos tiles.
Vinyl tile over ceramic tile.
Then smooth out the ceramic tile before laying the vinyl.
Over one year ago i installed luxury vinyl tile directly over pre existing ceramic tile flooring.
One of the biggest factors of installing a new floor over the old is thickness.
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.
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 you aren t removing the old floor you may be creating a new floor that is too thick for doors to open and shut or for thresholds to have clearance.
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.
Use a self leveling compound to fill in the grout joints.
Smooth out the tile.
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.
With vinyl tile the possibility of shifting is also present.
The longer i live on this planet the more i shy from taking risks i think it has something to do with all of the trouble i encountered as a teenage daredevil.
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.
Today i am sharing my one year follow up review of the product.