I want to replace the lenolium tiles in my kitchen. The tiles near the sink are loose. I tried to replace these tile already but i could not get the old glue off and now the new tiles are coming loose. I have read that there is a primer i can paint on but will that stick to the semi clean surface?
2007-03-12 12:29:02 · 5 answers · asked by THOMAS G 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Best suggestion I could make would be to actually lay a masonite floor over the existing one. It's about 3/16" thick, hard as heck... but is perfectly smooth and ready for sticking to... you can fill the cracks between the panels with a floor leveller and be perfectly level and smooth as a finish for years and years.
2007-03-12 12:38:08 · answer #1 · answered by 6kidsANDalwaysFIXINGsomething 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas; if you have a laminate on the floor, it should be 5/16" thick and that's what it for...to remove each time you re-tile or remove the old tiles.
If you do have this feature, rent a toe-kick saw and cut around the base boards in the kitchen or any place you can't get to to lift out the old floor. Once out, replace with 5/16" clean plywood and begin your tiling job.
screw down the laminate in 8" Sq's and 4" on the edges.
It won't rock then and you'll have a good surface to tile to.
2007-03-12 12:40:34 · answer #2 · answered by ticketoride04 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son and I just did his a couple weeks ago and we were told by the floor people who installed his one piece to lay 3/8s plywood down and then we used a leveler to fill the joints and screw heads. I always use the self stick tiles in my bathroom, have changed 3 times in 25 yrs not because they've come up did it for the change and I've always just put down the leveler (level best) right over the old glue and let it dry overnite, hard as a rock the next day and ready to lay my tiles. Good luck Les the painter
2007-03-12 12:53:54 · answer #3 · answered by Les the painter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do know that there is some kind of solution that carpet and tile layers get from their carpet supply companies. Some are open to the public. Check in your yellow pages for that and then call and ask them if they know what it is. I don't know if it would be cost effective for you. Maybe pure acitone from the hardware store. No expensive. Just read instructions and good luck:)
2007-03-12 12:39:25 · answer #4 · answered by dancerciser 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acetone, it desolves the solvent in the glue.
2007-03-12 17:18:23 · answer #5 · answered by B H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋