I know this is not something the best DIY ers do but I want to replace my
old kitchen floor with sticky back tiles.

It already has sticky back tiles on the floor. There isn't much wrong with
them other than scratched and old , they are stuck and hard to get up. They
were put over the original floorboards ( not by me - the previous owner) .
I was going to put my new tiles over the top but OH is saying this is not
correct. ( he wants to put vinyl down but I have the tiles and can do this
sort of tiling - and since its me who has to do it......

Is it OK to put new ones over the top?

sweetheart wrote:
I know this is not something the best DIY ers do but I want to
replace my old kitchen floor with sticky back tiles.

It already has sticky back tiles on the floor. There isn't much
wrong with them other than scratched and old , they are stuck and
hard to get up. They were put over the original floorboards ( not by
me - the previous owner) . I was going to put my new tiles over the
top but OH is saying this is not correct. ( he wants to put vinyl
down but I have the tiles and can do this sort of tiling - and
since its me who has to do it......
Is it OK to put new ones over the top?

As long at the existing floor is flat & sound & grease free. Stagger the
joins in both directions.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

sweetheart wrote:
I know this is not something the best DIY ers do but I want to replace
my old kitchen floor with sticky back tiles.

It already has sticky back tiles on the floor. There isn't much wrong
with them other than scratched and old , they are stuck and hard to get
up. They were put over the original floorboards ( not by me - the
previous owner) . I was going to put my new tiles over the top but OH is
saying this is not correct. ( he wants to put vinyl down but I have the
tiles and can do this sort of tiling - and since its me who has to do
it......

Is it OK to put new ones over the top?

They should stick well to the old tiles and, if you haven't already got
lifted edges, you should be fine.

I'm going for sheet vinyl over the existing sheet vinyl because it's a
solid, but wavy, floor. I'm getting a man in though. No way I fancy
cutting that contract grade 2mm stuff. I believe they soften it with a
hot air gun first, but I just don't like jobs where one mistake is game
over.

sweetheart wrote:
I know this is not something the best DIY ers do but I want to replace my
old kitchen floor with sticky back tiles.

It already has sticky back tiles on the floor. There isn't much wrong with
them other than scratched and old , they are stuck and hard to get up. They
were put over the original floorboards ( not by me - the previous owner) .
I was going to put my new tiles over the top but OH is saying this is not
correct. ( he wants to put vinyl down but I have the tiles and can do this
sort of tiling - and since its me who has to do it......

Is it OK to put new ones over the top?

Clean the old floor, stagger the joints. One advantage of vinyl tiles
is mistakes are no
big deal, nice for the less than confident.


NT