You can get an 8 razor scraper if you have a very large area.
Proper thinset to use over vinyl.
It is applied to the substrate with a notched trowel.
Gluing over vinyl tile.
That will assure that the remainder is very thin.
And there are lots of em.
When you use a square notched trowel with the same size notch and teeth i e.
Thinset mortar is not usually recommended for large heavy or uneven tiles.
When you fully embed the tile into the bed of thinset it spreads out the thinset ridges evenly into the spaces between the trowel lines.
However as with all tile installations the entire subfloor below the tile is important not only the layer to which the tile is bonded.
Trowel on thin set adhesive.
Apply a layer of thin set tile adhesive to the vinyl using a notched trowel.
Then use thinset mortar the kind that includes the additive if you are using ceramic tile.
To do this scoop a small amount of thin set adhesive onto the floor then drag the edge of the trowel over it to cover the floor.
When installing vinyl tile itself to a subsurface you ll have a lot of options regarding color.
Thinset is a mortar that is made of portland cement silica sand and moisture retaining agents.
Exposed areas between ridges of adhesive should expose the vinyl flooring.
If the thinset is combed with a 3 8 inch notched trowel when a tile is pressed into it and the grooves flattened the resultant thickness of the mortar is 3 16 of an inch the recommended thickness for thinset.
To tile over sheet vinyl the following is generally recommended by most mortar manufacturers.
Thinset with vinyl.
Archive type of thinset to use over a lino floor tile forum advice board.
If you go directly over the vinyl use a really good mortar.
You want to take off enough that you can see the concrete over about half the area.
Megaflex or 254 platinum or something along those lines.
Will thinset adhere to a vinyl floor.
Their glue will stick to vinyl.
For porcelain tile you use the thinset without the additive.
A 1 2 x 1 2 the bed of thinset will be half of that measurement or 1 4 beneath a flat tile over a flat substrate.
Some of us think what you re doing is a really bad idea even with a thinset mortar that will stick to the vinyl.
When installing new stone ceramic or porcelain tiles over a vinyl tile subfloor thinset is.
Thinset mortar is your default tile mortar for most indoor and outdoor applications.
Thinset tile mortar.
Thinset tile mortar has a smooth slippery consistency similar to mud.
