Do sticky floor tiles stick?

Question

I'm thinking of covering the cold, slippery, ceramic floor tiles in my bathroom with sticky floor tiles. but do they really stick properly. I would hate to trip over curly edges

Answer 1

yes they do they work really well i have them in my hall way and my bathroom. They are sooo sticky but if ur worried about them coming uo which they don't even in a wet place like my bathroom u could put floor glue around the edge but i really don't think its neccessary i think there great cheap and easy to lay im female 22 and done my hall myself using a ruler and a stanley knife

Answer 2

Yes, they stick. We bought a house with hideous brown vinyl flooring in the kitchen, and ripped it up and put in the large sticky square tiles. What's great about them is that if one gets messed up - like ours did when we put in a new fridge - you just pop that one tile up and replace it.

The edges don't curl because the tiles are stiff, not pliable.

Answer 3

I've got some,but haven't laid them yet,Im pretty sure they stick well,dont forget to bond the floor before with pva glue,you can buy it in big amounts cheap from wilkinsons.This will help them stay put.

Answer 4

They do. You can expect to have "telegraphing" of the grout joints after the tile has been down for a little while - meaning the joints will show through. If you have really large joints I probably wouldn't recommend it.

Tiles will shift a little over time, especially the really floppy thin ones. I recommend the thicker ones (and put them tightly together as you put them down). Clean the floor really well before installation. You don't want any soap or oil residue on it. The adhesive gets on your hands (gloves are useless here) so clean it off by rubbing them with oil (any kind from baby oil to olive oil) then wash.

Think about how the tiles will meet the walls. If you have currently a tile base it may not look so nice and may be a cleaning issue. If it's wood or vinyl then ideally an existing base would be removed prior to adding a new floor finish.

You can buy several different colors/patterns of single tiles and bring them home to determine the best match for your decor before committing to buying all the tile. Then return the unharmed "rejected ones" to the store.

Just a thought: Remember that once they're down, they're a pain to get back up. Ceramic tile is considered a premium over vinyl so if you're selling in the coming years, you may want to think twice. A small, strategically-placed, washable area rug may be an alternative solution.

Good luck.

Answer 5

I laid them in my kitchen almost 10 years ago and I just peeled the paper off the back and pressed them down.

Just be sure the surface is really clean and dry.