Installing Floating Vinyl Plank Over Tile

Vinyl flooring costs a fraction of the price of hardwood making it a great option for beginner home improvers.

Installing floating vinyl plank over tile.

It s a floating floor which means it isn t fastened to the subfloor it just lies there. Installing vinyl over tile flooring is an easy project even a diy novice can attempt following these steps. Vinyl plank flooring has all the visual appeal of solid hardwood flooring. It can provide a smooth even surface under the vinyl which will allow it to be smooth and tightly sealed.

How to lay vinyl plank over existing flooring. Fortunately ceramic tile is often a suitable surface on which install vinyl planks. The ceramic tile must be in good shape without cracks or large gashes. Get a friend to help you measure and cut the planks to ensure they re even and so you have help laying out the planks.

Also the grout lines between tiles must. If the grout lines in the ceramic tile are deep you ll see and feel them under sheet flooring and if you choose to install preglued vinyl tiles they won t stick. Learning how to install vinyl flooring is something you can do yourself. Luxury vinyl flooring lvp is similar to sheet vinyl but it s thicker more durable and easier to install.

It comes in tiles and planks but this article covers planks only and uses a product called adura locksolid. Cut the planks by using the straightedge and the utility knife to fit the room. The main caveat is that all vinyl formats call for a smooth subfloor including sheet vinyl vinyl tile and luxury vinyl planks and tiles. Luxury vinyl plank flooring i used this one in the color stucco.