ᐅ Which Flooring Can Be Installed Over Tiles?

Hello everyone,

We recently bought a house built in 1987 and now want to renew the flooring on the ground floor.
Currently, there are tiles from the 1980s, which we don’t really like.
The floor itself is level, and the tiles are still technically in good condition.

The big question is what would be the best option to lay over them? Removing the tiles is too much work and creates a lot of mess.

Our first idea was to lay new tiles over the existing ones. However, in the living room near the patio door, we only have about 1cm (0.4 inches) of clearance, which could cause problems...

So these are the options we are considering:

- Tile on tile, and possibly chipping out the living room floor alone
- Laying high-quality click vinyl over the tiles
- Microcement

I’m only unsure about the costs for the microcement. If the price per square meter is around 150 EUR (approx. $160), then that’s not an option for us.

Click vinyl would have the advantage that it can be replaced relatively easily after about 10 years if we don’t like it anymore...

Does anyone have ideas, tips, or advice to help us decide?

Many thanks in advance.

Best regards,
TheFresh

Underfloor heating?
Why not upload a photo? Let’s see if it looks nice [emoji2]

Attached is a photo ... but I personally prefer the concrete look style ...

Try searching for "tile overlay." Unfortunately, I can't comment on the quality or whether these floor films will last long-term, but it might be worth taking a look.

At the moment, a high-quality click vinyl floor seems to be the most suitable option ... hmm ...

thefresh79 schrieb:
Attached is a photo ... personally, I prefer the concrete look ...

Concrete look as PVC or genuine screed appearance?
For the latter, some walls would probably need to be removed, and it also requires a loft-style atmosphere.

I would clear out the place first, including wallpaper and doors... then everything will look different anyway 🙂