laying lino over tiles

longwalks1

our bathroom floor tiles are really stained from the hard water in our area, and the wife suggested laying lino (or a modern day equilivent) over the to pof them, can this be done?

If we do, wont the lino become indented with the tiles shape/grout lines over time? or would i lay some kind of underlay?

any advice greatly recieved

keystone

3mm thick layer of slc will do the trick.

Cheers

Canucklehead

keystone wrote: »

3mm thick layer of slc will do the trick.

Cheers

Spot on.;)

Canucklehead

keystone

OP wants to put his vinyl sheet directly down. He doesn't want the time/cost/mess of ripping up the ceramics. SLC will be fine - its quite "proper" as you put. I hope your not implying its a bodge old chap?

Cheers

keystone

andrew-b wrote: »

plus they can always revert back to the tiles if they want.

So how to fix the ply down to the tiles without damaging them? - kinda negates the reversion idea?

Bodge is do the slc badly so it all cracks and comes off in sheets ...do it well and sure no problem but it's still a form of cover-up just as tiling over tiles with tiles again is a cover-up but can still be acceptable in some circumstances.

The point is that such a thin (0.12 inch) layer of slc overall is that it ends up where you want it - in the grout lines so a level surface results. It doesn't end up on the surface of the tiles as it doesn't need to and can't come off in sheets.

Cheers

Canucklehead

Goood morning:as we are frequently reminded, this is a moneysaving site. The alternatives suggested:eek:methinks! To each his/her own;)

Canucklehead

keystone wrote: »

OP wants to put his vinyl sheet directly down. He doesn't want the time/cost/mess of ripping up the ceramics. SLC will be fine - its quite "proper" as you put. I hope your not implying its a bodge old chap?

Cheers