How To Tile Kitchen Floor Over Linoleum

Before you start laying tiles over an old linoleum floor there are a few things that you need to know.

How to tile kitchen floor over linoleum.

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. Rinse the floor with fresh clean water to finish. Contaminants such as dirt dust crumbs grease wax or oil from cooking or from skin contact can all ruin the way the linoleum s adhesive will bond to the tile floor. To remove all of these contaminants at once clean the floor with a solvent cleaner such as mineral spirits.

How old is the linoleum. Spread vinyl tile adhesive over the old linoleum with a trowel and press the tiles into place in the pattern and layout you determined earlier. 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. Work backwards out of the room to let the tiles dry.

Portions of the linoleum floor can come up at any time. These ridges will flatten out and fill gaps when the cement board panels are pressed down onto the adhesive. When you re ready to install tile over linoleum a thin layer of mortar should be spread over the floor s surface with a flat edged trowel. Pay attention to manufacturer recommendations when choosing a latex thin set mortar for your project.

To do this scoop a small amount of thin set adhesive onto the floor then drag the edge of the trowel over it to cover the floor. Well the short answer is yes you can tile over linoleum flooring.