ceramic tiles install question

[memphis]

2 things, first off what a great site. Joined a bit ago and have been reading and reading.

secondly, I am laying out my tiles in the kitchen that I want to put down. My house is a concrete slab and linolium layed over that in the kitchen. My question is, the linolium has no issues other than its ugly to look at. Can I lay the tile right over that and scement them down on top of the linolium?

Thanks in advance

[striggs]

Well??

I have done some research on this also and Menards had a Professional give demos on the how to's ... He was very clear that one should have a good soild surface to lying down the tile, solid and secure. I would tear up the old floor and then get that smooth and then put down the tile. the give of the linolium may cause cracks later on.. just my thoughts

[Blackhawk]

You can definitely not apply thin set mortar directly to the linoleum. I would strongly suggest taking up the linoleum and bonding directly to the concrete. You will not have to remove 100% of the glue that held down the linoleum. I recommend using TEC brand mortar. They have a good website and you can call them with questions. I recently did a tile job on a basement slab that had carpet glued down. I scraped the worst of the glue off with a long handled scraper and also used an extra wide razor blade that I found at a local hardware store.

[memphis]

OKay great guys thanks...now I just need to convince my wife that the linolium needs to be pulled up

[HayZee518]

by all means tear up all the lino and whatever glue you can. then use a concrete bonding agent so that the quickset can get a tooth on the concrete. the bonding agent looks like watery latex glue - white or slightly purple in color. brush or roll it on let dry, then do your quickset and tile thingie.