How do you tile on a layered floor?

18 years ago

I have sheet vinyl in my kitchen I want to replace, probably with tile.

Problem is the sheet vinyl is over a subfloor. Under the subfloor is the original floor, which was linoleum that they made in squares.

The linoleum is really, REALLY glued down, and I'd love to avoid taking that up if I possibly could.

Can I take up the subfloor with the sheet vinyl, lay down a new subfloor, and tile over the new subfloor?

And most importantly - is there a way to reduce SQUEAKS? (the current subfloor squeaks like crazy.)

Thanks for any help.

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User
18 years ago
Remove it all and start over. Tongue and groove underlayment over the joists. Assess the joist height, spacing, and span while you're at it. YOu may want to reinforce that before putting tile over your new floor. The squeeks could come from all of the different layers rubbing together, or they could come from the fact that your joists are undersized and flexing with the load. Better to find out now than have a tile job crack down the road. Have the old tile tested for asbestos too, and if it's positive, have a pro deal with it's removal.
weedyacres
18 years ago
We helped my sister and BIL put down new sheet vinyl over old. They had a squeaky subfloor, so we screwed it down all over, right through the vinyl. Then we added 1/8" luaun over top (screwed and puttied), then glued the vinyl over that. Squeaks gone!
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detroitmi
18 years ago
Well,in your case you'll have to get rid of the vinyl,screw the plywood to prevent any future Squeaks.If you want a good job that lasts forever and the moneys worth ,hire a tile guy that does MUD then lay the tiles .
bichonluver3
18 years ago
Just did this last weekend - took up tile over vinyl flooring. Rented electric tool from HD to remove tile and it sure did the job. It was messy but things went quickly.