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I am putting up my condo for sale and want to spruce up the small
kitchen (100 sq feet) with some new ceramic tile.
The floor now has peel and stick vinyl (12 inch) tile that seems well
stuck even though it is quite scuffed up. Several people have told me
that I can lay ceramic tile right over the vinyl.

Has anyone done this? Did it work out?

From a bit of searching I have found a few web sites that suggest

sanding the old tiles to roughen them up, and also to screw on the
vinyl tiles before laying the ceramic ones.

What do you think? I don't want to spend a lot of time and money on
this, but at the same time I don't want it to look like crap....

Thanks!

Mark

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I had sheet vinyl flooring glued to my slab floor. I was told I could
use thinset to lay ceramic tile directly on the clean vinyl. I didn't
believe it so I tried a few pieces inside a pantry closet. It stuck
so well that I did the whole kitchen. Six years later absolutely no
problems.

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I am putting up my condo for sale and want to spruce up the small
kitchen (100 sq feet) with some new ceramic tile.
The floor now has peel and stick vinyl (12 inch) tile that seems well
stuck even though it is quite scuffed up. Several people have told me
that I can lay ceramic tile right over the vinyl.

Has anyone done this? Did it work out?

From a bit of searching I have found a few web sites that suggest


sanding the old tiles to roughen them up, and also to screw on the
vinyl tiles before laying the ceramic ones.

What do you think? I don't want to spend a lot of time and money on
this, but at the same time I don't want it to look like crap....

Thanks!

Mark



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Generally in slab conctruction they lay tille on a membrane anyway. It
should be fine if your peel and stick is well stuck. If you are
nervous about it use flex mortar.


I should have specified that the sub-floor beneath the peel and stick
tile is plywood, not concrete. Does this make a difference?

Thanks,

Mark



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I am putting up my condo for sale and want to spruce up the small
kitchen (100 sq feet) with some new ceramic tile.
The floor now has peel and stick vinyl (12 inch) tile that seems well
stuck even though it is quite scuffed up. Several people have told me
that I can lay ceramic tile right over the vinyl.

Has anyone done this? Did it work out?

From a bit of searching I have found a few web sites that suggest

sanding the old tiles to roughen them up, and also to screw on the
vinyl tiles before laying the ceramic ones.

What do you think? I don't want to spend a lot of time and money on
this, but at the same time I don't want it to look like crap....

Thanks!

Mark


I hate to disagree with others posters. May I suggest you read what the
tile maker has to say on the subject before you get sued after the sale for
un-disclosed problems.

Do it right or don't do it at all.


Colbyt


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Generally in slab conctruction they lay tille on a membrane anyway. It
should be fine if your peel and stick is well stuck. If you are
nervous about it use flex mortar.


I should have specified that the sub-floor beneath the peel and stick
tile is plywood, not concrete. Does this make a difference?


It could. Stability is the issue.




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I hate to disagree with others posters. May I suggest you read what the
tile maker has to say on the subject before you get sued after the sale for
un-disclosed problems.

Do it right or don't do it at all.

Colbyt


Thanks for your comments, but could you suggest how to "do it right"?

Mark


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I hate to disagree with others posters. May I suggest you read what the
tile maker has to say on the subject before you get sued after the sale for
un-disclosed problems.

Do it right or don't do it at all.

Colbyt


Thanks for your comments, but could you suggest how to "do it right"?

Mark


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I am putting up my condo for sale and want to spruce up the small
kitchen (100 sq feet) with some new ceramic tile.
The floor now has peel and stick vinyl (12 inch) tile that seems well
stuck even though it is quite scuffed up. Several people have told me
that I can lay ceramic tile right over the vinyl.


Why not go with a laminate flooring. It would eliminate a lot of problems
and still look good.


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"mtldude" wrote in message
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I hate to disagree with others posters. May I suggest you read what the
tile maker has to say on the subject before you get sued after the sale
for
un-disclosed problems.

Do it right or don't do it at all.

Colbyt


Thanks for your comments, but could you suggest how to "do it right"?

Mark



At a minimum, securely fasten 1/4" hardiebacker over the existing tile per
the instructions, use thinset to set the tile and then grout.


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I am putting up my condo for sale and want to spruce up the small
kitchen (100 sq feet) with some new ceramic tile.
The floor now has peel and stick vinyl (12 inch) tile that seems well
stuck even though it is quite scuffed up. Several people have told me
that I can lay ceramic tile right over the vinyl.

Has anyone done this? Did it work out?

From a bit of searching I have found a few web sites that suggest

sanding the old tiles to roughen them up, and also to screw on the
vinyl tiles before laying the ceramic ones.

What do you think? I don't want to spend a lot of time and money on
this, but at the same time I don't want it to look like crap....

Why not just leave it alone?
Personally I wouldn't consider a house with a tiled kitchen. Since you
don't know what a prospective buyer might like, why spend money on something
that might cost you a sale?




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Generally in slab conctruction they lay tille on a membrane anyway. It
should be fine if your peel and stick is well stuck. If you are
nervous about it use flex mortar.


I should have specified that the sub-floor beneath the peel and stick
tile is plywood, not concrete. Does this make a difference?


A friend of mine, at the time, laid peel-and-stick on a hardwood floor
that was maybe 100 years old in a building that had been a printing
compnay iirc. It only lasted a couple weeks before it came unstuck.

I'm sure your plywood was a lot cleaner.

Thanks,

Mark



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Try the forums at www.johnbridge.com

That site help me a lot when I redid my bathrooms. Good free advice
from tile pro and DYIers.


On Apr 16, 4:47 pm, wrote:
I am putting up my condo for sale and want to spruce up the small
kitchen (100 sq feet) with some new ceramic tile.
The floor now has peel and stick vinyl (12 inch) tile that seems well
stuck even though it is quite scuffed up. Several people have told me
that I can lay ceramic tile right over the vinyl.

Has anyone done this? Did it work out?

From a bit of searching I have found a few web sites that suggest


sanding the old tiles to roughen them up, and also to screw on the
vinyl tiles before laying the ceramic ones.

What do you think? I don't want to spend a lot of time and money on
this, but at the same time I don't want it to look like crap....

Thanks!

Mark



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What do you think?

Peel off the old tiles. Not difficult with one of those heavy steel
scrapers on a long steel handle, or a pneumatic one from Harbor Freight.
You don't have to remove the old adhesive residue.
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WHy would you put ceramic tile in a kitchen? They're slippery and
when dealing with hot pots and pans and the grease that splashes from
cooking, ceramic sounds dangerous. I used to live in a house with
ceramic on the bathroom floor. I slipped several times. When an
elderly relative fell in there and nearly died from hitting her head
on the tub, I ripped that garbage out of there.

Of course you're selling the place so who cares who falls once you
move, right? But them again, vinyl is cheaper and safer.

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I am putting up my condo for sale and want to spruce up the small
kitchen (100 sq feet) with some new ceramic tile.
The floor now has peel and stick vinyl (12 inch) tile that seems well
stuck even though it is quite scuffed up. Several people have told me
that I can lay ceramic tile right over the vinyl.

Has anyone done this? Did it work out?

From a bit of searching I have found a few web sites that suggest

sanding the old tiles to roughen them up, and also to screw on the
vinyl tiles before laying the ceramic ones.

What do you think? I don't want to spend a lot of time and money on
this, but at the same time I don't want it to look like crap....

Thanks!

Mark


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You probably had the wrong tiles for the application. Tens, maybe
hundreds of thousands of bathrooms have ceramic tile and no one slips in
them. I loved it in my kitchen. Easy to clean, always looked good. Yes,
that is my first choice for bath and kitchens.


Mine too and hosts of others. Go look at the model homes!


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It is extremely difficult to remove old peel and stick tiles from concrete!!!

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It is extremely difficult to remove old peel and stick tiles from
concrete!!!


He likely has managed to do it in 13 years or has given up trying.

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