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We are looking at a home that currently has a vinyl backsplash. Can you apply tile directly on to it, or would I have to rip the vinyl off first and prepare the surface underneath? The vinyl is in good repair and seems to be level and plumb. Thank you!
I"m not sure you are identifying that backsplash material correctly. There is no such thing as a vinyl anything except wallpaper maybe? Is that what you mean? Could you mean melamine or laminate? Bacically you can only apply tile to wonderboard which is a cement board or green drywall. Of course you can apply tile to anything but that don't make it right.
I"m not sure you are identifying that backsplash material correctly. There is no such thing as a vinyl anything except wallpaper maybe? Is that what you mean? Could you mean melamine or laminate? Bacically you can only apply tile to wonderboard which is a cement board or green drywall. Of course you can apply tile to anything but that don't make it right.
I've applied tile over vinyl flooring that was attached to the sub floor good and never had a failure. You need to use a vinyl flex cement thin set along with link and not water as the liquid.
I know it is OK to put it over a vinyl floor, assuming it is even and you scuff up the surface for good adhesion, but I'm not sure about on a verticle surface.
I"m not sure you are identifying that backsplash material correctly. There is no such thing as a vinyl anything except wallpaper maybe? Is that what you mean? Could you mean melamine or laminate? Bacically you can only apply tile to wonderboard which is a cement board or green drywall. Of course you can apply tile to anything but that don't make it right.
desertsun, Yes, I could have identified it incorrectly. It may be melamine or laminate. All I know is that it's white and "slippery." I've seen it used for this purpose on walls and backsplashes before. The house was built in 1974. Thank you!
desertsun, Yes, I could have identified it incorrectly. It may be melamine or laminate. All I know is that it's white and "slippery." I've seen it used for this purpose on walls and backsplashes before. The house was built in 1974. Thank you!
I'm pretty sure you mean laminate which most people incorrectly call Formica. Formica is a brand, not a product. I wonder if your counter top laminate material was laid on the top and just went up the back splash in one piece which was so common in the 80s. I suspect you can put tile over it if it's secure good to the wall.
Could also be FRP fiberglass reinforced panels but I have never seen it used in residential construction.
busta
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