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
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
My brother-in-law had a professional company install leveling compound (especially for the joints) over tiles that were about 20 years old, and then applied a 2mm (0.08 inch) vinyl design floor. It was fully glued down, of course. This was done in a very large open-plan kitchen leading into a small sunroom. I believe it cost around €70 per m² (€7 per square foot). The total build-up height was only about 3–5mm (0.1–0.2 inches). Here, too, removing the tiles would have been problematic because of the existing underfloor heating. The result turned out very well, and after some minor adjustments (especially in the sunny sunroom), everything was fine.
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WilderSueden5 Nov 2022 23:50Alibert87 schrieb:
We actually considered liquid screed, microcement, or skim coating with a concrete/industrial look. That is expensive and not necessarily as durable as you might expect from concrete. We have it in our office, and the first time the glass walls were cleaned, the cleaning water left stains everywhere. But it’s not only caused by the cleaning agents; if someone lets watering water for plants drip, you can see it as well. Even worse in the coffee kitchen. After a mere 3.5 years, the landlord finally arranged for it to be sealed. That was 3 weeks ago, and it still smells. I wouldn’t want that in a living space.
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