wf3h wrote:
had a minor flood in the basement bathroom. vinyl floor tiles lifted.
what's the best way to re-install them?

You can buy cement/glue used for non-pre-glued tile. It does a pretty good
job.

I'm with John on tiling the floor for real. Shop around for the cheapest
ceramic tile you can find. The best commercial prices I've found are at
Floor & Decor outlets - about $0.66/sq ft.

I've done only four rooms, so I'm no expert; I watched a few YouTube videos
and picked up a few tricks.

* I own a 12" tile cutter which doesn't work for squat on 13" tiles. An
angle grinder with a ceramic blade does an adequate job.

*Thinset is an excellent transition material when going from one level to
another, say tile to vinyl. It smooths nicely and is stronger than dirt.

* Like any other flooring, remove the baseboards before tiling. Use this
opportunity to patch and repaint them.

* Instead of the little foam X's to get the distance between the tiles
correct, I used 3/8" dowel rods.