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laying vinyl flooring
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i have tiles on my bathroom floor, but want to cover them with vinyl flooring. do i need to put some kind of underlay on top of the tiles first, or can i put them straight on top of the tiles? does it depend on the thickness of the vinyl?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.No - the squares of the tiles will show through the vinyl flooring very quickly. The advice is:
Cover ceramic tiles with a 3mm layer of self-levelling compound to smooth over the joints between the tiles.
http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/diy/building/vinyl_f looring/vinyl_flooring_1.html
Like this:
http://www.pureadhesion.co.uk/product/198/mira -x-plan-self-levelling-compound-25-kg
Cover ceramic tiles with a 3mm layer of self-levelling compound to smooth over the joints between the tiles.
http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/diy/building/vinyl_f looring/vinyl_flooring_1.html
Like this:
http://www.pureadhesion.co.uk/product/198/mira -x-plan-self-levelling-compound-25-kg
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