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Re: adhesives - 'sticking down' ceramic tile TO existing linoleum? "new type" stuff?

Mark

2005-07-19, 6:25 pm

On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 16:55:46 GMT, Ken <user@domain.invalid> wrote:

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>dave wrote:
>
> I am not going to say it cannot be done, but I think you would be
>making a BIG mistake. If you figure how much your tile, grout and labor
>will cost to do this project, and then consider that it might all be
>wasted, I would not take the risk. Once ceramic tile is applied
>correctly, it will last for decades and you will probably never need to
>attend to it again.
>
> If the job is done poorly, you will be pulling BOTH up in the near
>future. Good luck.

It's a floor. If the original one is down, use whatever sticks the ceramic
down. Ceramic is heavy enough that it will flatten out any linoleum that
is curling. The cement product you use to put the tile down will stiffen
up anything that is loose. Just go with a bigger notch than recommended.

I've done a few this way and quite a few years later they still look like
the day they were installed.

Pro's tend to need to justify their existence.

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