Tips for Installing Luxury Vinyl Tiles on Top of Ceramic Flooring

Luxury vinyl tiles give you an opportunity to create classic hardwood appeal in your indoor spaces. The best part is, luxury vinyl flooring does not demand the level of care during installation and every day maintenance like real wood flooring does. These tiles are truly low cost and low maintenance.

Luxury Vinyl Flooring over Ceramic Flooring

No matter which brand you buy, luxury vinyl flooring is always DIY-friendly material. Another aspect is that, these tiles can be installed on any surface, including your old hardwood, ceramic, porcelain, and stone flooring, if it is solid and stable.

So, if you want to change the way your old ceramic tile floor looks, without spending your much of time, energy and money, you can consider DIY installing luxury vinyl flooring on top of it. Here are a few tips for installing luxury vinyl tiles over your existing ceramic flooring –

Do the prep work –

Preparing your old floor is important before you install luxury vinyl flooring on it. For example: you will need to measure the length and breadth of area to be tiled.

In addition to that, check the height of your existing floor too. This is a crucial measurement, because when you install LVTs or LVPs on your existing floor, its height would increase. Which might affect the movement of your doors. This might require you to adjust the height of your doors, in some cases.

Determine your layout –

Finalize the design and laying pattern of your new flooring. For this, you could take inspiration online on Instagram or Pinterest.

Decide on what will be the approach of installation.

Do a dry installation before, to figure out the tiles that will require cutting. Mark them for cutting.

Install the LVTs –

Install luxury vinyl tiles and planks in rows – one by one, row by row. Do not be in a hurry.

Place your first tile at the center, which is the center of your interior design. This should be installed with smooth finish. Use the right cutting tool to achieve smooth edges.

Run a roller on the floor before walking on it. Install molding tiles to finish your project.

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