Ripped lino/vinyl? Help!!!

ian103

tiles - our vinyl is damaged just like that in your photos hence why were having tiles next.

katejo

ian103 wrote: »

tiles - our vinyl is damaged just like that in your photos hence why were having tiles next.

My old kitchen floor was vinyl and got torn by the foot of the fridge . I now have porcelain tiles and they look so much better

lil_old_me

I do not think our floor is level enough for tiles. What other alternatives do we have?

Johnandabby

You can use a latex screed to level the floor. An alternative I've been looking at is Karndean which is laid in planks/strips rather than in rolls. Very tough and doesn't indent, but very expensive

cyclonebri1

In-spite of calling it Rhino floor or anything similar, it is a very tear prone surface.

I think it's a case of learn an move on methinks. I know it wasn't cheap, but it also wasn't the best choice for a kitchen. Don't believe what they tell you, it's a conspiracy;););)

lil_old_me

Thank you. We used self levelling compound on the kitchen floor. There were tiles there before (on half the rm as it was 2 rms we knocked into one). The floor in the kitchen, which has the tiles was ruined when he tiles came up. We used that compound stuff and were not impressed. I guess we could use a think sheet of ply on the floor and then tile over that? What you think?

yangptangkipperbang

The OP refers to lino/vinyl, as though these are the same product - they are not.

Vinyl has the pattern/colour in a thin layer on the top of the product, any damage shows up as a white (usually) mark from the layer below.
Lino has the pattern/colour all the way through so that any surface damage is much less noticeable. This makes lino a much better covering if the floor is susceptible to damage.

cyclonebri1

lil_old_me wrote: »

Thank you. We used self levelling compound on the kitchen floor. There were tiles there before (on half the rm as it was 2 rms we knocked into one). The floor in the kitchen, which has the tiles was ruined when he tiles came up. We used that compound stuff and were not impressed. I guess we could use a think sheet of ply on the floor and then tile over that? What you think?

I take it you mean the SLComp didn't self level?

It isn't as easy to use as the name suggests, and doing a large area means several mixes so difficult to trowel level.

If the floor is within say 5mm of flat andthe SLC is soundly adhered, then forget the ply and use a thick set tile adhesive, max thickness about 12mm. Buy webber or similar not unibond from B&Q;);)