How To Tile OVER Linoleum Floors! CORRECTLY 😲

Instead of demoing your floors, this is how to lay tile directly over your existing linoleum bathroom floors.
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[@kypie1362]

Awesome book that gives you step-by-step photos kzbin.infoUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt and directions to make every day project. I can see myself making a few of these projects and giving them as housewarming and holiday gifts!

[@amanhasnoname98]

Came across this video and I had low expectations for the finished product. Totally nailed it bro! Awesome

[@tiffaniecross2209]

This is exactly what I want to do in my kitchen so thank you for the tutorial !

[@user-bn2sx5vh7e]

Beautiful work,, thanks for sharing,,, I'm a DIY guy always learning from the Pros,, love your videos,,👍👍🙏

[@chorton53]

Thanks for posting this video. I recently just learned about the idea of tiling over linoleum Floors. I had no idea it was possible.

[@donnakotoff9949]

So much great info! Thank you so much!

[@michaelmayfield4618]

Love that color awesome job

[@watsonmelis7981]

Awesome...you just convinced me to hire someone to do this for me...

[@jenniferayers5354]

$20k, I'll get started tomorrow!!!

[@justinfincher2385]

I appreciate you making this video. I’m in Texas, my home has old school terrazzo linoleum that’s been ruined by asbestos tiles, as well as having black mastic (asbestos glue) underneath the linoleum. Well the foundation has settled causing the toilet to float over the floor by a half inch since the flange is cast iron. It’s way too expensive to change out the pipe. So tile is my best bet. This video is very very helpful.

[@ugandy3417]

As always! Great video! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 How’s your head? How you’re feeling? Looks good 👍🏻

[@TheWrightAdvantures]

Another good and informative video! Thanks man!

[@JosePerez-eh7tf]

Great vid sir, you should show people and I how to get the curb cuts on the side of the tub!

[@murkri8723]

Super job! Loved it.

[@djsday456]

Great video! Thanks. Is there a good leveler that can be used over the linoleum?

[@frankiefernandez5252]

Perfect !

[@humanwellnessjourney]

thanks for the help!!

[@brendantaylor6879]

Just a couple steps missing; you definitely want to clean and degrease after sanding the lino; might seem obvious, but important. Also, worth taking time to talk about how you precut and dry fit all the tile pieces before mixing your mortar. In a small bathroom that's easy enough to do; you don't want to have a bucket of mortar sitting while you negotiate a cut around a toilet flange 👍

[@ParentsandProjects]

Great tips. Thanks!

[@Sean.Unfiltered]

how is he controlling the space without spacers?

[@mikeirving-tf6ir]

Thank you for this video.

[@gregs2143]

We look forward to watching you redping tile in a year or two. There is a reason this isn't recommended! On the flip side, I am digging the color palette.

[@tilefixingpunjab9652]

Nice work 👍👌 bro

[@rileyprom3749]

I’d recommend directional troweling perpendicular to the long side of a large tile. Very important step collapsing the ridges press down and wiggle left and right. Don’t just rely on the leveling clips to collapse the ridges!

[@ajablonska82]

Really nice job. Can't fault it.

[@dkosawa]

so much better!!

[@paulpeligri6186]

Looks great! Excellent job

[@geronimocabudbudvlog7885]

good job

[@gabierlle]

Here’s a question for you if you have something really old bathroom tiles, how would you remove some if you want to put down wood in the bathroom instead

[@bm8641]

cheers mate!

[@brentornezaluski]

Typically better to silicone the tile where it meets the bathtub skirting. This joint is prone to movement (when its fully loaded with water vs empty) causing grout cracking. But grout is ever evolving and maybe this type has some flexibility.

[@GrigorSimeonov]

get yourself a grouting bucket kit, comes with a bucket with rolers for squeezing out the water from the sponge, and a sponge with a handle. Makes grouting 10x easier and faster, and much easier to clean up. Also much easier on the hands as it keeps them dry, instead of wet and covered in grout which is essentially colored cement

[@perrylisker9179]

Amazing project!!! But why the black grout? Wouldn't white look better.

[@monkshood6437]

Awesome work man, always is!!

[@abacab87]

I really have my doubts about tiling on linoleum. I want to see a test, like how hard do the tiles come off? I'd probably put a bed of mud, then 1/4 cement board, then tile.

[@briant6669]

If this worked you could use linolium instead of Hardi or Schluter. Why do you need that if this works? That floor is gonna come up is my guess.

[@mikev4079]

Used this method 20 years ago in bathroom and kitchen... No failures, cracked tile or grout cracking yet. 🤞.. buddy worked at tile shop and gave advice ... Before KZbin.. lol

[@bsfbestshortfilmsonyoutube]

​@@mikev4079 HI I there. wow 20 years. great to know. I bought tiles today, I had no room to purchase a big sheet of cement backer board. my bathroom floor has old square vinyl flooring from the 1970s and they are extremely glued tight onto a concrete floor. will I be able to tile straight over them without using backer boards ?

[@GahBoe]

How bout pouring a topped thin layer of self leveling concrete and Tile on top?

[@davidaviles7617]

Gracias por el video. Yo lo are igual.

[@ivonnebeltran1633]

Beautiful, I just love your work good video!

[@ivonnebeltran1633]

Thank you

[@ivonnebeltran1633]

Hello

[@rhenmorris25]

Amazing job as usual. Can you explain how you cut the tile around the curved tub? I have a curved shower but my tile cuts were not as good as yours

[@darylstuck3028]

I’d like to see how he did it.

[@dekeferrell7265]

4 inch grinder with diamond blade

[@RonaldCiubuc]

Always damn good videos!

[@Kodaira99]

Great video! Would you mind sharing the name of the song and artist for the music used throughout?

[@1bixvince628]

We're can I purchase tile? Looks great!

[@bsfbestshortfilmsonyoutube]

HI I there. wow 20 years. great to know. I bought tiles today, I had no room to purchase a big sheet of cement backer board. my bathroom floor has old square vinyl flooring from the 1970s and they are extremely glued tight onto a concrete floor. will I be able to tile straight over them without using backer boards ?

[@lhartwig2354]

Shinny large floor tile makes for a slippery footing especially in areas that get wet.

[@mrboots8289]

So you tiled directly to the subfloor? Subfloor concrete, or OSB?

[@luft_fafe]

Did tiles stick for long term ?

[@temprmj1]

Hi, so the laying over linoleum makes the membrane(concrete board) unnecessary?

[@tucker7611]

Music is a tad loud to your commentary. As an experienced newborn father to experienced newborn father, the misses doesn’t want to hear anything extra so toggling the volume button is a must! 🙃 Keep up the good work brother!

[@TGSHomeandGarden]

you not wearing gloves while cleaning proves your dedication. LOL! Great work!

[@anthonymikkelson7394]

How did you cut the tile around the bathtub radius?

[@Joethetoolguy]

Would it be less work to just rip it up? Lots of surface prep here. Asking for a friend 😏

[@andrewnorub1375]

How did you cut the tile?

[@symboan8]

How do you know if the older linoleum doesn’t contain asbestos before you scuff it?

[@rpaasse6453]

neatly done!

[@wishesnwanderlust5281]

Another beautiful project! Would you please make a video on how you made those flawless curved tile cuts??

[@ThetinyhouseNet]

I second that!

[@justtere]

I live in a rental which I know is my forever home. Been here 18 years, and am 65, so yeah, I am here. As it is a rental, it has linoleum over linoleum where there's been breakage, etc. Some places have three layers of linoleum and has cracked again. That's how I know how many layers there are. I guess I should remove it all the way down, right? Do you have you got a video that shows how to do that?

[@ashton8878]

lol; yes. It should be remove all the way down. How else would it be done? Hire the professionals to do it.

[@DGALVIN45]

Simple green and orbital sander same time

[@MrBaza70]

Cool video - thanks for sharing! Would be great if you go into a little more depth/detail for a video like this. For example: 1. what grit did you use on your sandpaper? 2. did you have to do anything with the toilet floor flange? Did you have to raise it up so that the toilet would still sit flush? 3. what did you do for your floor transitions? Keep up the great work man - love your videos!

[@kylea7864]

Wish you showed how to get those clean curved lines around the tub and toilet hole...

[@realVertiqo]

While you are probably absolute sure that where the cabinet is will always be a cabinet... i would stile remove it and tile the whole room. Might just me being german though.

[@pegzoconnor7205]

L O L, I'm American first generation from Ireland… And I was thinking the same thing. A change of kitchen cabinets or placement of dishwasher what do you do with part of the floor still old… Very good point… And I will give it to you though, Germans are accurate lol!

[@CaveLife652]

Missed the cut in and sealant steps. Sealing the tile after grouting will help prevent cracks or discoloration. Also degreaser again after sanding maybe? I worked as a tile guy from age 15 to 22. We never did a bathroom without first laying hardy backer (unless the floor was concrete) but we also almost did new construction. I'm skeptical but for a small project, like a bathroom, you could probably get away with this.

[@bjornjoseph]

I honestly haven't seen one of his vods in a couple years

[@johnnyhoover5870]

Awesome timing on this video. We're planning our bathroom renovation and we're just wondering if we could do this. Can pergo flooring go over it? We're doing tile but just curious for our kitchen.

[@liammaginniss3766]

Second his comment, if your investing the money best to do it correctly. I’m also an installer.

[@johnnyhoover5870]

@DaddyGoatee thank you for the info.

[@johnnyhoover5870]

@@liammaginniss3766 thank you for the info. Since you both are installers I'll go with your recommendation. It's not too bad pulling up the linoleum in the small space we have.

[@johnnyhoover5870]

@DaddyGoatee wood, osb I believe.

[@dekeferrell7265]

Dude do not do what this guy does here... cut corners and you'll pay for it later. Rip out the old and replace it the right way. Get 1/4 fiberRock, you can lay tile on that. It's light and easy to work with.

[@toddsmash]

I"m not a pro but i've done about 2 and half years working with a tiler. it looks like you did good work with the tiling mate. i've not see those kind of caps before. we've used the clix system. not bad, but that dial looks awesome. Can you back them off as well in case you go hulk on one accidentally? EDIT. Nevermind. I just watched further. great work regardless. Also, not 100% sure i'd tile over lino, but I'm happy to be wrong, because I may be looking at the same soon.

[@Unlovable]

I love the finish but I hate that the tiles are not evenly staggered (12:57 and 12:59)

[@claudiom4616]

I'm soooooo glad I'm not the only one who has a problem with this....

[@DGALVIN45]

@@claudiom4616 strange huh

[@skorpyo331]

Now to watch a vid on cutting the tiles to shape

[@12345678916510]

What about the eco grip stuff that has to be rolled out over floor to help lay on vinyl

[@marcopoulin1897]

Good stuff but you have to clean vynil fisrt

[@NeverComplyEver]

Jesus. So much more work that just doing it the right way.

[@turkeyman1514]

You’ll waste alot more time doing it the right way probably an whole day

[@HamIsTheUpgradeOfBalogna]

@NeverComplyEver I like your profile picture. I want that on a shirt.

[@ricosrealm]

Scraping off the black mastic glue underneath that vinyl is going to take you a long time. And sometimes you don't want to because of health and safety issues.

[@norcross26]

Thanks for the info. I personally thought it was a bad idea and didn't think that tiles would ever stick to that type of floor. Thanks for showing how to do that. Is this a bathroom renovation project?? I hope so

[@brosier]

You only showed half of what it takes for good execution - what about layout? It looked a little SUS with my OCD a brain but maybe ok in a small room. Layout will make or break a tile install

[@christopherdaniellenewborn5836]

Bro, great job on the floor...time to tear out that base cabinet?..🤔..

[@jkpropertymanagers]

my walk in closet is an ulgy 1967 yellow lineoleum that has bumpy faux tile texture.

[@Puresniper1000]

1 Thing You MUST DO Before Tiling Over Linoleum Floors 1. Don't tile over Linoleum

[@j.johnson8360]

100 perfect facts

[@claudiom4616]

Exactly!

[@1892ANF]

Why?

[@marcopoulin1897]

I did it manytime no issue but i know how to do it i am not gone share on utube to pretend to be pro like this bouffon

[@ParentsandProjects]

Great job! These tiles look awesome. Are you going to update the cabinets?

[@brandonflynn3997]

Linoleum is very easy to remove that’s the right way!

[@stephaniea3688]

Does anyone know if waterproofing is necessary? Let's say once I remove the linoleum, do I waterproof with liquid membrane, or is it no needed?

[@Animalsarecute504]

Can you explain next time you do tiling how you calculate then cut the angles around you tub and toilet ?

[@mikemclaughlin7498]

This looks like it’s basically the same amount of work (or more) than just pulling it out before tiling. Why do this at all?

[@PRECISION_DELREY]

Some real handyman ish goin on here

[@karenlucasbadders]

What is up with the wonky pattern? I've never seen someone lay tile with no rhyme or reason to where the seams end up.

[@Luke-A]

Yeah wouldn't recommend doing this, have seen it done a few times and doesn't go well depending on how well it was laid

[@toddsmash]

would it help scuffing it deeper? I've removed lino before. NEVER.AGAIN. would scuffing deeper make a better bond and how would you go about it?

[@Luke-A]

@@toddsmash in UK tend to have either concrete floor or floorboards not plywood depends on what the subfloor is. I'm far from a specialist but plastering over wallpaper or tiling over laminate that's not correctly laid is a nightmare. If the laminate isn't glued or has a bubble the tile will end up being poorly laid.

[@stevereese1943]

almost had a heart attack when you started mixing mortar before dry fitting. seems like you had that step done already

[@robertahernandez219]

Is it hard to remove tile thats been placed over linoleum

[@jenningsconnell3800]

It will pop up on its on before long. 🤣🤣🤣

[@shockjock35]

If you sanded it, cleaning it first with the borax seemed like a wasted step.

[@0ganj]

wait what was the point of cleaning the linoleum if you're just gonna sand it?

[@dbeaulieu9730]

I've been doing flooring for over 40yrs and can tell you that installing over vinyl is definately a bad idea. Vinyl being a sealed surface means there's isn't any way for the thinset (cement) to bond to the vinyl. Sure it will hold for maybe a year or two and then fine cracks will appear and eventually break. Tiles need to be installed over a solid surface of at least 1 1/2" subfloor ( plywood is not acceptable) because it is not flexible. On top of that, I didn't see you screw in 3in screws into the joists to minimize any movement in the floor. With all the available information out there, it's inexcusable to do work like this and it mislead DIY'ers. In my opinion, if you can't do the job right, don't do it at all.

[@sudo936]

everybodys subfloor is plywood

[@larrythebarberman]

Thats a fair point my friend, but in your 40 years experience, if the sanding process was done on a vinyl sheet floor, which was perfectly fixed flat to a concrete floor and LVT were installed on top with HT adhesive, would that be acceptable without removing vinyl underneath?

[@dbeaulieu9730]

@@larrythebarberman what if a chemical reaction happens after you install and everything comes loose?

[@larrythebarberman]

@@dbeaulieu9730 I would have to take it all off and start again I guess - I take it neither that is viable?

[@larrythebarberman]

@@dbeaulieu9730 I would to have take it off and start again I guess

[@briant6669]

So if this is okay to do why wouldn't you just put down linoleum before tiling instead of Hardibacker or Shluter? Its thinner faster and cheaper to put down. I don't know about this.

[@joeskewes9618]

The leveling systems are amazing makes tiling that much easier. Except when spacer doesn’t snap below the tile 😢

[@toddsmash]

I have a random fix. I had resoldered a laptop charger cable for the boss's kid and had my little electrical doo hicky kit with me (technical name). I found i could melt the Clix System ones with a fine point that you could then pull them out. super fucking handy when its under a delicate cut and you don't want to snap it. my boss gave me an extra hundred buck for that day. I bought him a carton of beer. i made him share it.

[@absentmindedjwc]

Given you have all the ryobi stuff, I'm surprised you don't have their auto caulk gun. I thought it was such a stupid product until we got one when we needed to go through a bunch of tubes of silicone caulking... holy hell was it a game changer.

[@maibysoberto2068]

Has your gun ever made any of your tubes pop mid project? My adhesive Tubes keep busting open. Very frustrating

[@wildmanofborneo]

I second this. Ryobi cordless caulking tool works fantastic. Especially for very viscous sealant like the polyurethane-based roofing sealants. I even adapted one to use the large caulking tubes that are about 3 times larger than the standard tubes.

[@JReid705]

What grit sandpaper?

[@bsfbestshortfilmsonyoutube]

id use 80

[@roman-r5k]

Or you can rip out linoleum and particleboard at the same time. It’s actually not hard at all

[@bwimbwim4206]

That's what I would do. Going on top would make your floor higher than the adjacent rooms floor.

[@dekeferrell7265]

​@@bwimbwim4206 pull it all up. Get 1/4 Fiberock easy to worth with.

[@imtru2me]

Is there a video for that?

[@dekeferrell7265]

I am currently renovating my master bath with this flooring... I watched this video. I ripped up the old stuff and did it right. Nobody should follow this advice lol

[@JamzPez]

Why would you not just pull it up for a stronger bond... it's only as strong as the layer under it, eg your glued on old ass lino?

[@Kls1972sm]

24 yrs setter here..My customers would be complaining about those lines not matching..Good job though..

[@bquade70]

I'm a tile guy, that's most often a bad idea....

[@sharifbenyisrael6493]

Why is that?

[@bquade70]

@@sharifbenyisrael6493 for one there's usually particle board underlayment for vinyl, tile unless using epoxy thinner and grout properly water can get trapped between the tile and linoleum. Best practice of plywood then cement board comes out cheaper anyways... Epoxy is expensive to do it right!

[@sharifbenyisrael6493]

@@bquade70 oh okay i was gonna try this tomorrow morning lol but i better rethink my choices.

[@Est-pw9ft]

How hard is it to rip out linoleum? I’d rather lay tile the proper way but I’m worried about taking out the linoleum

[@bquade70]

@@Est-pw9ft on concrete or wood? Concretes easiest, cut and pull then scrape. If wood sub, you'll be replacing the wood sub then new vinyl on top, your really not removing vinyl alone from wood sub

[@peterevans1371]

The professionals never ever tile over linoleum just to let you know way too many problems and it won’t last anywhere near as long

[@msjhenk1]

We tiled over lino in our kitchen 24 yrs ago. Still looks great!

[@Adrian-gv4ui]

No primer over lino???

[@6919wally]

You should have done this video 3 years ago my life so much easier I took it out and put the durock on top

[@Kamarsharik21]

Easier to take it off then doing all this work

[@toddsmash]

god i hate removing old lino. and i have to do it in my own house soon. ugh!

[@pokerboyfakerish3266]

you would still have to do all these steps or more after you removed all the lino and glue before tiling the normal way...

[@rositaluke2088]

You would actually do more steps if you take it off. You still have to do all these steps he just did.

[@tylerbates8198]

You said dawn detergent… did you mean dawn dish soap?

[@PRECISION_DELREY]

Anybody else notice the tile layout Doesn’t line up

[@sexweightsproteinshakes]

They did this at this house I recently got . Shit sucked to fix! Bastards I ended up just replacing some tiles that I could. If you're not careful the whole floor will come up. SMH. But the Grout and weight locks in place on Cement foundation . Just ik I will need to go back one day and fix that shit right but I was on a time crunch . (Rental )

[@eddiecarrizales]

In such a small area like this bathroom, I would just remove the linoleum.