Self level over floor tiles possible or not?

[Ciscobloke01]

Hi,

I am looking to lay vinyl flooring in my Kitchen/diner but first would have to take up the floor tiles in kitchen and laminate in dining area. I would then probably use a self levelling compound to get nice and smooth/level for the vinyl.


I then thought to myself why not save the hassle of lifting up all the floor tiles and just lift the laminate then use a self levelling compound over entire floor covering tiles and get level that way.

Does anyone know if this is possible and if so am I best priming/sealing the tiled area first? Will the SLC stick to tiles? They seem to be ceramic or porcelain with a shiny finish.

cheers in advance

 

[thompsonbrown]

You can do It but its not worth it. You would have to check all tiles with hammer for voids and fill if any found, clean tiles to remove dirt, grease etc.. Then prime.
Personally I would lift tiles.
It could save you a fortune on SLC if your trying to self level over tiles and build the dining room height up to the same level.

 

[Ciscobloke01]

Thanks for reply. My thinking was that the skirting boards either look to be resting on the tiles or that by lowering the floor then putting vinyl down i'll have some make good work to do on the skirting.

You say prime, whats best to use?

 

[Andy Allen]

Weber flex can be used over tiles...

 

[Lodger]

I use the weber PR360 primer and weber floorflex. The primer helps adhesion to the floor and flow for better spread and levelling.

 

[peteablard]

If i was laying vinyl then I'd use Ardex NA which is suitable for going over existing tiles