Tiling on lino?

[Kingsley's]

Hi there,

I'm just about to head out to price a job up for a new contact for a 9m kitchen floor. He told me that there is currently a lino floor there and that I'm to latex over the top before tiling. Firstly, can you tile onto lino and secondly can you latex onto it? My first impressions are that it won't bond? Any help would be really appreciated.

Cheers

 

[Dan]

I would pull up the lino. I've never understood why anybody would never want to. Tileto the original substrate, it's always better than tiling onto anything that's on top of it.

<further advice removed as it was inaccurate>

 

[DHTiling]

It is a no no IMO.. it needs ripping up first.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

DO NOT TILE ONTO CUSHIONED FLOORING OR LINOLEUM - is in bold type and capitals in the tile adhesive bible that I use.

 

[Dan]

There you go then.

 

[david campbell]

a big NO-NO!
surely it will be more cost effective to rip it up rather then use an s.lc over the floor

 

[Colour Republic]

Hi there,

I'm just about to head out to price a job up for a new contact for a 9m kitchen floor. He told me that there is currently a lino floor there and that I'm to latex over the top before tiling. Firstly, can you tile onto lino and secondly can you latex onto it? My first impressions are that it won't bond? Any help would be really appreciated.

Cheers

It's always a shame when customers instruct a pro on how the job should be done:mad2:

 

[2020Tiling]

Wot about asbestos ?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Wot about asbestos ?

Report it, stop breathing, and run!!!!!!!:yikes:

OR

Stop breathing, run and report it!!!!!!!!!:yikes:

 

[2020Tiling]

or make a labourer hack them up while you sit in the van drinking tea and reading the paper :lol:

 

[Time's Ran Out]

or make a labourer hack them up while you sit in the van drinking tea and reading the paper :lol:

Sorry Terry but for Health and Saftey reasons Asbestos is not to be laughed at!
Any job will be closed down until the site is cleared by specialist companies now!

 

[hillhead]

Silly customer as usual !!! get it up.

 

[davy_G]

Let the customer tile it if he knows what is best. Rip it up, latex over the residual glue so you dont stick to it!

 

[Colour Republic]

Sorry Terry but for Health and Saftey reasons Asbestos is not to be laughed at!
Any job will be closed down until the site is cleared by specialist companies now!

Is that because it's a serious matter?

or

because laughing causes you to inhale the spores?

 

[SandyFloor]

Any adhesive manufacturer would advise against doing this. If they do, don't do it.....simple. I think you'll probably find lino comes up reasonably easily with the right tools.