First of all, it’s of course important what kind of subfloor you have. If the bottom layer looks like PVC, it could be those asbestos boards. You need to check that before messing around with it.
If tiles are being laid, they should be removed. Also with other types of adhesion -> remove them. However, you can’t just tear them off like that because the fibers of the asbestos are very dangerous for the respiratory system.
Regardless, you have to see what’s underneath. I guess wood?!
The subfloor must be load-bearing, meaning: stable. Then possibly leveling compound and then flexible tile adhesive.
You should take a look at the individual surfaces in the specialty stores.
Is it your property we’re talking about?
This subfloor is definitely not boards but in every room where we saw it, it was one piece. The largest room where we saw it is about 4m at its widest point.
My husband claims it’s linoleum, I claim he often gets his claims mixed up.
Underneath is screed.
I know how careful you have to be with asbestos from an old company where colleagues had to remove it regularly. But thanks for the warning, you can never warn enough because many underestimate it!
Yes, it is property. But to be honest, I kind of fell into it and never wanted to own property. However, now it makes much more sense than renting. So I’m a bit lost with everything and have to really learn a lot. I’m very skilled with crafts, but as an office person I have little to do with manual work, so I lack info and knowledge.
But show me how it’s done and I’ll do it perfectly.
Hmm, right now I’m very conflicted. Vinyl seems so simple and pleasant when I think of our cold floor.
We don’t have and will never have underfloor heating, so there won’t be any problems there.
I’d rather go for tiles. I imagine the installation is more elaborate but more durable. Regarding cleaning the grout, I don’t recall it really being more complicated, my father always vacuumed over it and only mopped when necessary. We had tiles for 15 years when I was living with my parents in the kitchen/hall/bathroom. Everything was really fine. The few craters that showed up over time didn’t bother us.