Can You Level Over Tiles?
Can You Level Over Tiles?
Short Answer: Yes, you can level over tiles, although:
It is NEVER recommended to level over tiles.
It is POSSIBLE, though, but you will get no warranty and no insurance, and there is a far greater chance that it will fail even when using the correct product and preparing the tiles correctly, it still has a far higher chance of failure, causing your new flooring system to fail. This will require your new flooring system to be ripped up, and the whole process will have to be restarted again—wasting thousands of dollars (if not tens of thousands of dollars), depending on the size of your property.
Self-levelling concrete is a polymer-modified cement that has high flow characteristics, it’s used in the preparation of laying most floor coverings to create a smooth and level surface. Floor Levelling compound can be used on a variety of substrates including concrete, screed, existing tiles, and timber floors. Floor Levelling compounds are Ideal for use in areas where the floor dips, requires fillings of holes or where it is not level.
There are appropriate products out there, designed to be used on top of tiles, such as “ARDEX K 15” although that does not guarantee any promises. The tiles underneath may slowly delaminate and de-attach from the floor, pushing up the Floor Levelling compound, causing your new flooring system to fail and require removal.
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