I picked up my ditra roll yesterday and after reading the handbook that came with the roll extensively i found out that schluter looks to be okay with laying ditra on top of the existing vinyl floor as long as an appropriate latex p c.
Can you install ditra over vinyl.
Some limitations include the following.
Perimeter bonded vinyl tile is unacceptable.
Is used that works with vinyl.
When installing new stone ceramic or porcelain tiles over a vinyl tile subfloor thinset is definitely the way to go.
Can schluter ditra heat be installed over vinyl flooring.
The trouble is that thinset generally requires a textured surface to bond at.
The schluter ditra heat system is suitable for applications with engineered wood vinyl wood plastic composite wpc luxury vinyl tiles lvt luxury vinyl planks lvp stone plastic composite spc tiles and planks and laminate flooring.
Yes alternate floor coverings may be installed over schluter ditra heat or schluter ditra heat duo.
In addition ditra xl and standard 5 16 tile creates a floor height that is level with standard 3 4 hardwood flooring.
1 cushioned vinyl is unacceptable.
Vinyl tile comes in two forms.
In fact nearly every bare substrate you find in a modern house would be considered an approved substrate shiny linoleum is not one of them photo 3.
One requires adhesive very much like ceramic tiles do.
2 perimeter bonded vinyl tile is unacceptable.
Cushioned vinyl is unacceptable.
Yes ditra heat can be installed over vinyl.
Installing vinyl tile over existing vinyl floor.
While there are thinsets that say they will bond to linoleum and some of them will apparently the jackass who installed that particular floor was not aware of that.
Some limitations include the following.
Yes schluter ditra or ditra xl can be installed over vinyl.
See detail d v t in the schluter ditra installation handbook for complete list of limitations requirements and.
Installing ditra over an approved substrate is much much easier.
See detail d v t in the schluter ditra installation handbook for complete list of limitations requirements and.
The other which is referred to as peel and stick.
3 multiple layers of vinyl is unacceptable.
Some limitations include the following.
Yes schluter ditra or ditra xl can be installed over vinyl.
Multiple layers of vinyl is unacceptable.
Has anyone ever laid the ditra membrane over the existing vinyl floor.
Multiple layers of vinyl is unacceptable.