Can I lay Ceramic Floor Tiles onto old VINYL TILES?

[zappastix]

Hi

After removing an old carpet I've found the concrete floor in reasonable condition, in as much as it's covered with the old type vinyl tiles - the 'hard/stiff' type - probably around 35 years old. They are stuck down with black adhesive.

They start to lift off with a few hard taps with a bolster (a bit at a time), but removing the black adhesive is going to be a pain.

This is for a new bathroom (not a wet room but shower tray etc).

MY QUESTION

Will modern ceramic tile adhesive adhere to old vinyl tiles?

Thanks in advance.

Stephen

 

[tictic]

with these 35yrs old vinly tiles(hard ones)..be carefull they MIGHT contain traces of asbestos..

either use a 2part slc or use a slurry coat over them(portland cement and sbr)

 

[jctilingservices]

[quote="tictic";

either use a 2part slc or use a slurry coat over them(portland cement and sbr)[/quote]

that reply could be construed as being to technical Davie mate

2 part slc, sbr put them in laymans terms ya kna like " self levelling compound "

 

[tictic]

well i did reply to your thread... ...

that ya would be digging me for SOME of ma replys bud..lol
how things

to the OP

as jimmy as stated a 2 part latex based self levelling compound(F-BALL range is my preffered)..
or slurrry coat...1:2 ratio..

 

[jctilingservices]

how things



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things are very well Davie mate, got tomorrow off to do some fly fishing, just finished a 49 m2 re-grout on a conservatory really dirty job but someones gotta do it, and carefully chinese slate floor, looked nice once it was sealed,grouted and sealed again

 

[tictic]

was kidding about the "china"..
regrout..ohh havent done one for about a year and that was a mates house..saying that got him to do it while i supervised(with a few cold ones)..and he fcked my dremmel and about a dozen bits..was scared to let him loose with the fein...

dont forget yer dirty mags when yer aff catching a cold..