Epoxy and Tile Floor

[chadpickering01]

Has anyone put the Epoxy floor over top of a tile floor? I have a tile floor in my basement and would like to use the epoxy. Do you think I could do this without taking up the tile?

Thanks

 

[AlphaGarage]

If you're asking about VCT tiles, then yes. You need to be sure that all wax and polish is removed, and the VCT needs to be roughed up a bit.

One of Wolverine's contractors has done a lot of supermarket floors, uses BondTite 1101 as the primer, and the coats with LiquaTile, or just BondTite if they want to still see the VCT.

 

[rinny_tin_tin]

What if a tile later comes loose?

 

[SC-Eric]

We can also coat over ceramic tile with a special primer!

 

['the epoxy floor guy']

What if a tile later comes loose?

IF it came loose a month or so after the floor was installed you may not even notice it. BUT if it does say in a high traffic area comes loose, you can fill with a filler, then 'patch' that area with more epoxy.

Generally though, if they are VCT they stick down the BEST in the areas of the MOST traffic. Edges and low traffic areas my pop loose if any at all.

BEST is to use the hammer tap test. Using a hammer tapping lightly listen for a 'hollow' sound under the tile. If in doubt pop that tile out and patch that spot BEFORE epoxying the floor.

 

[thegarageguy]

It all depends on the tile and its condition. Diamond grind the tile, then if the tile is pourus and the grout lines are thin, you may get away with one or two coats of a (reg or sanded) overlay. Then prime and base coat.

If its quarry tile or very dense tile with large grout lines, You'll need grind first then prime and broadcast sand. This sand will help in your next step where you'll need to trowel a polymerized cement at a 1/4 inch or enough to cover the grout lines. Then prime and base coat.

If its VCT, best is to remove it but if you can't, bury it with a polymerized cement.

Or you can skip every difficult step and just go with a single component self drying, easy to color match, no mixing required, 10x more abrasion resistant, independent ghost lab conducted, super easy to use water based acrylic epoxy that dries in minutes. You can get this super product in the next World of Concrete Show. Oh sorry, this product is not worthy of such an event, filled with desperate contractors and snake oil salesmen. No , you'll find it on this forum by signing up for a contest. Good Luck.

 

[sharkytm]

I've been asking about this exact same thing. Thanks for the info.