Mat wrote:
I am considering putting down a ceramic floor in a kitchen and maybe a
bathroom. I can use some advice!

Can I put ceramic over an existing linoleum floor? Do I need a cutter for
the ceramic, can I rent one somewhere, is ceramic difficult to cut. An
opinion on how difficult it is for a female with little muscle power to put
down a ceramic floor.

I tend to bite off more than I should thus, I am trying to make a reasonable
decision to do the floor or not.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.





Lot of good answers already. Here's a bit more, and with 30 years
exper... oh wait, that's R. Kinch's line.

Sacramento Dave covered most of it for you 'cept you CAN install
Hardibacker over top of the lino if it's atop a wood subfloor. But
whether it's a slab or wood, if the lino's loose and peeling badly, pull
it up. Any lino that is coved up onto the toe-kicks must be removed.
Existing wood base can be tiled up to, leaving a grout joint between
tile and wood. You can tile the undercounter toe-kicks or go back on
top of the tile with a wood base.

Rent a tub/wet saw from just about any tile supply house. Far easier
and more exacting to use than a snap cutter for floor tile. MK has the
smaller lightweight saws but they may not handle the bigger tile I
suggest with a single pass and w/o flipping the tiles to finish the
cuts. Not a major issue, but get the largest saw you can if you use a
larger floor tile.

I recommend tile no smaller than 12", using an 1/8" grout joint w/
sanded grout.