I am about to remove old vinyl floor tiles in the kitchen, stuck down
about 40 years ago with bitumen adhesive. Will some of the floor tile
adhesives commonly available work OK over traces of bitumen on a
concrete floor, or are there special types for this use? Or will I
have to use self-levelling screed to create a good sub-strate? Never
tiled a floor before, any advice most welcome.

On 2007-09-24 20:26:00 +0100, 4square said:

I am about to remove old vinyl floor tiles in the kitchen, stuck down
about 40 years ago with bitumen adhesive. Will some of the floor tile
adhesives commonly available work OK over traces of bitumen on a
concrete floor, or are there special types for this use? Or will I
have to use self-levelling screed to create a good sub-strate? Never
tiled a floor before, any advice most welcome.

You haven't said what type of floor covering you plan to use now.

On Sep 24, 8:58 pm, Andy Hall wrote:
On 2007-09-24 20:26:00 +0100, 4square said:

I am about to remove old vinylfloortiles in the kitchen, stuck down
about 40 years ago with bitumen adhesive. Will some of thefloortile
adhesives commonly available work OK over traces of bitumen on a
concretefloor, or are there special types for this use? Or will I
have to use self-levelling screed to create a good sub-strate? Never
tiled afloorbefore, any advice most welcome.

You haven't said what type offloorcovering you plan to use now.

I am intending to use ceramic or porcelain floor tiles, bit longer-
lasting than the vinyl flooring.