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    Jul 12, 2008, 05:13 PM
    ceramic floors
    can you instal any kind of flooring over existing ceramic tiles without removing the ceramic tiles? Thank you = your help is most appreiated at all times.
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    Jul 12, 2008, 05:52 PM
    Below is one article about vinyl over ceramic. I've never done it. Provided you get adhesion, the other big risk might be dropping something heavy, breaking a tile and not being able to get to it.


    Laying Vinyl Over Ceramic Tiles | Bathrooms | Planning and Ideas | This Old House
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    Jul 14, 2008, 08:25 AM
    Yes you can but you are raising the floor quite a bit. That could be an issue if this is a bathroom. Ceramic to ceramic would need thinset mortar, ceramic to plywood or backerboard would be modified thinset.
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