Ok, I can get the old vinyl tiles up pretty easily. What is underneath is concrete in good condition and some dried up adhesive from the old vinyl tiles that were put down. I can scrape the dried up glue away and clean up with no problem, but then what I have is concrete with what I'm guessing is just some of the old adhesive that has maybe "soaked" (for lack of a better term) into the concrete, kind of discoloring it a little. Is it ok to tile over this? I really don't know any other way, it's not like you can remove it. Any ideas?
2006-10-10 09:55:27 · 11 answers · asked by NiceGuy27 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Sounds like you have done all the prep work to me. As long as you have scraped the floor thoroughly, the remaining glue should not be a problem. Although some adhesives break down the bonding agents in thinset, a small amount on the concrete sub floor should not cause any harm. Personally, I would go ahead with the tile job and not worry about making a mess with adhesive remover.
Good luck.
2006-10-10 10:21:13 · answer #1 · answered by bmwest 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clean the old adhesive off and make sure the floor is dry tiling should not be a problem if your putting vinyl back down or ceramic just make sure you have removed all of the rough stuff i hope that helps
2006-10-10 10:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by Marc D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All i can assert is: its in all risk no longer a great concept to place it proper on precise. It turns into plenty extra possibly for it again up. and then the technique of taking over a layer of laminate and a layer of ceramic tile could be that plenty extra good while it got here approximately. i think of the only thank you to make that artwork without taking over the ceramic tile is to make an air tight seal between the two. i could no longer provide you any suggestions on the thank you to try this nevertheless.
2016-10-02 04:12:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have it as clean as you've described, you can go ahead and tile. Since it's concrete, use a good mortar mix that is already fortified. Fortified bonds to the concrete better. Hope you've tiled before and know what you're doing, i.e.: how to properly mix mortar, lay our tile, etc.
2006-10-10 09:59:10 · answer #4 · answered by The Baron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get adhesive remover at most any hardware store. Would recommend placing a vapor or moisture barrier down before laying the tile. also available at hardware stores.
2006-10-10 10:04:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is fine to tile over this. Just make sure you use a deep notch trowel.If you still have doubts about the floor ,you can seal the floor with a PVA sealer ,but I wouldn't bother.Happy tiling.
2006-10-10 10:02:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tile on just use multipurpose thin set for good adhesion
George e
flooring expert @ city floor's
Houston, TX
2006-10-10 12:57:15 · answer #7 · answered by george e 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you answered it yourself - tile over it. be sure to clean the concrete first - ask the place you are buying your thinset and tile from, they'll have the right cleaning agent.
2006-10-10 10:00:00 · answer #8 · answered by been there! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've installed thousands of sq. ft. of tile over various sub surfaces and many of them bad subs. It sounds to me like all you need do is Thinset, install, grout, cleanup, enjoy.
Rev. Steven
2006-10-10 12:25:24 · answer #9 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tile over it you are right on target
2006-10-10 10:18:02 · answer #10 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋