Yes alternate floor coverings may be installed over schluter ditra heat or schluter ditra heat duo.
Install ditra over vinyl.
Legend essential significant helpful uncoupling.
Yes schluter ditra or ditra xl can be installed over vinyl.
It can be installed over a variety of substrates including plywood osb existing vinyl structural planks and concrete.
Solid hardwood flooring is not recommended in floor warming applications.
Some limitations include the following.
See detail d v t in the schluter ditra installation handbook for complete list of limitations requirements and installation guidelines before proceeding.
On a separate note asbestos is not like plutonium or anything.
Cushioned vinyl is unacceptable.
While there are thinsets that say they will bond to linoleum and some of them will apparently the jackass who installed that particular floor was not aware of that.
I ve layed ditra over vinyl tiles and there weren t any problems so i think going over asbestos tiles will be fine as long as they are not moving falling off.
The schluter ditra heat system is suitable for applications with engineered wood vinyl wood plastic composite wpc luxury vinyl tiles lvt luxury vinyl planks lvp stone plastic composite spc tiles and planks and laminate flooring.
Purchase a suitable trowel for the thin set mortar between the substrate and the ditra membrane.
It is important to use a very good quality polymer modified thinset to install the ditra on the sub floor.
Multiple layers of vinyl is unacceptable.
Has anyone ever laid the ditra membrane over the existing vinyl floor.
To start with choose a quality thin set mortar for sticking the ditra to the subfloor substrate.
Ditra is a versatile product and can do more than just provide an uncoupling membrane.
Schluter ditra is specifically designed to allow the installation of ceramic and stone tile over any even and load bearing substrate.
Installing ditra over an approved substrate is much much easier.
Is used that works with vinyl.
How to install schluter ditra on plywood sub floor.
Perimeter bonded vinyl tile is unacceptable.
I picked up my ditra roll yesterday and after reading the handbook that came with the roll extensively i found out that schluter looks to be okay with laying ditra on top of the existing vinyl floor as long as an appropriate latex p c.
The integration of ditra s uncoupling waterproofing load distribution and vapor management functions makes consistent results viable.