Tiling Over Vinyl Glue

You want to scrape off as much as possible using a razor scraper.

Tiling over vinyl glue.

The original flooring was vinyl over concrete. You can t tile over old carpet glue but it s not hard to remove carpet adhesive before tiling. The black adhesive is called cutback and i installed ceramic tile over it without difficulty. The stuff has come up nicely but leaving a thin layer of soft and sticky glue that looks a lot like evostik on top of the concrete.

No adhesive will stick to dirt and grease and even very small bits of dust or debris can cause a flaw in the way your vinyl tile adheres to the existing vinyl floor. The old vinyl tile you describe sounds like vct vinyl composition tile and it is tough stuff. But now that you have ripped up the old carpet you ve got a sticky situation. As with laying tile over vinyl as long as the subfloor and joists provide a firm foundation the linoleum is well glued down in good shape and clean.

Replacing carpet with tile can give your home an exciting new look. Am i ok to scrape off any high points and tile down onto it using the norcros flexible adhesive after priming with sbr. You should be able to lay tile or marble over the linoleum. Scrub your vinyl floor with a.