Can You Pour Self Leveling Concrete Over Vinyl Tile

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Can you pour self leveling concrete over vinyl tile.

Can i use self leveling concrete over the vinyl tiles we don t want to take the time to take the tiles off but will if necessary. Once you know that number consider if it s worth removing them. It is a custom solution. If you can avoid it you should probably not use a leveling compound on a vinyl floor.

Concrete often has scratches holes marks and drips that create a very uneven surface that cannot be used to lay tile while wood boards can warp over time. Hi there i want to lay floorboards over underlay which is over vinyl tiles these in turn lie over concrete. Ordinary concrete isn t necessarily the right product for skim coating over a vinyl tile floor but there are various self leveling specialty concrete formulas that can be mixed on demand and applied over the tiles on the floor. We can recommend thicknesses and processes to avoid the joints in tile from bleeding.

You ll have a bare substrate or n. Or you can go over with vinyl. An abatement firm will give you a quote. You need to prime it again before pouring.

I don t know anything about vinyl but it won t have the flatness requirements that tile has. Param ssl is our semi self leveling concrete that can be applied at various thicknesses depending on your need. When the old floor material is a still strong ceramic tile surface though you can place the new covering over the tiles as long as you create a smooth surface beforehand. But the flooring is uneven.

With a floor leveling compound the smooth subsurface is easy to create. We have two products that can be applied directly over vct with tremendous adhesion and durability. Look for products that can be applied over cutback adhesive or vct vinyl composition tile. Besides the great advice already mentioned here please also consider the cost of removing the vinyl tiles.

You can go over it with more self leveling if you want.