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On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:16:02 -0800, Kate wrote:

I posted here about a month ago installing tile in one of my bathrooms.

The professional guy was here today. He has done a lot of work for me
in the past, but I need some opinions please.

He said my linoleum is in excellent condition and they would leave it,
and put hardibacker on top of that. He guarantees his work, and in 30
years says he has never had a problem with tile cracking due to not
removing existing linoleum.

This is a tiny bathroom that measures appx. 8' x 4'.

Does this sound like a good way to go about the project?

Many thanks in advance.

Kate


Just a little anecdote

This tile was laid over 12x12 vinyl tile 15 years ago. 2 years ago we
tore down that room and built a new room
You can see a little of the tile in the lower right corner and a lot
of the original vinyl tile that wasn't tiled over here.
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/addi...oom%20Down.jpg


3 Latino gentlemen busted out all of that raised concrete, running
over the ceramic tile with wheelbarrows and whatever

http://gfretwell.com/electrical/addi...d_the_tile.jpg

A new room was built over that whole area and that tile is still as
good as the day we laid it.

http://gfretwell.com/electrical/addition/blocked_up.jpg


Vinyl seems to be a pretty good underlayment all by itself.
The only thing we did special was we used ultraflex mortar
Wow, thanks for the pics. That tile looks nice. It looks like you are
doing some major home improvements.

My project looks like peanuts next to yours.

Many thanks.