Laying Vinyl Planks Over Tiles

How to lay vinyl plank over existing flooring.

Laying vinyl planks over tiles.

Plunder that extra 10 of vinyl that you. Finally it s time to lay your vinyl flooring. If the tile floor has wide or deep seams use an underlayment rather than installing the. Once the tile is leveled off your next step is to remove the toilet so that the floor can be laid under it not cut around it.

One of the evolutions of the do it yourself industry has been the creation of easy to use and easy to install products such as vinyl plank flooring. Vinyl planks don t fit. Similar to luxury vinyl tiles these planks have a. Wide seams between the tiles can create slight depressions in the vinyl flooring.

Start from the outer edges of the room and move inwards as you work. Lay the first row of vinyl plank flooring along the wall leaving the manufacturer recommended amount of expansion space between the plank s edge and the wall usually about 1 4 inch. 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. Next if the tile s joints are deep you ll want regrout them to bring them flush with the tile so that the lines won t telegraph show through the vinyl floor.

Simply cut using a straight edge and a utility knife. Vinyl flooring can be installed directly over ceramic and porcelain tile flooring. On your now smooth and prepped surface install vinyl planks top to tail one at a time. Constructed in layers luxury vinyl tiles snap together like laminate planks and feature wood stone and geometric patterns.

Vinyl flooring over ceramic tile. Cracked or missing tiles should be fixed or filled in. If the planks are cut make sure the cut edge is facing the wall.