Installing Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring Over Tile

Installing vinyl over tile flooring is an easy project even a diy novice can attempt following these steps.

Installing luxury vinyl plank flooring over tile.

Installing vinyl plank flooring ca be done over most surfaces as long as those surfaces are smooth. 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. Vinyl flooring can be installed directly over ceramic and porcelain tile flooring. Like most design dilemmas in my life budget was a major factor.

The ceramic tile must be in good shape without cracks or large gashes. My husband installing luxury vinyl plank over existing tile in our bathroom remodel. Get a friend to help you measure and cut the planks to ensure they re even and so you have help laying out the planks. Over one year ago i installed luxury vinyl tile directly over pre existing ceramic tile flooring.

Fortunately ceramic tile is often a suitable surface on which install vinyl planks. In all honesty i have pretty much lusted after new kitchen flooring from the moment we moved in to our outdated rancher but a few factors hindered me from taking action. Luxury vinyl tile and plank installation methods luxury vinyl is one of the fastest and easiest floors to install. It can provide a smooth even surface under the vinyl which will allow it to be smooth and tightly sealed.

Plank vinyl flooring over ceramic tile. Today i am sharing my one year follow up review of the product. Wide seams between the tiles can create slight depressions in the vinyl flooring. Concrete subfloors must be at least six weeks old dry and free of powder and flaking.

Cut the planks by using the straightedge and the utility knife to fit the room. Also the grout lines between tiles must. Vinyl flooring over ceramic tile. Rough and uneven spots will telegraph through the new flooring causing noticeable high spots that will wear faster than the rest of the floor.

If the grout lines in the ceramic tile are deep you ll see and feel them under sheet flooring and if you choose to install preglued vinyl tiles they won t stick. The main caveat is that all vinyl formats call for a smooth subfloor including sheet vinyl vinyl tile and luxury vinyl planks and tiles.