Overlays can also be placed over other flooring materials such as vinyl tile or wood.
Concrete overlay on ceramic tile.
Apply a smooth thin layer of concrete bonding adhesive to the tiles.
Move the sander back and forth.
You most certainly can pour a new floor over your ceramic tile.
Look for sandpaper made with silicon carbide or ceramic instead of.
Roughen the existing tile surface with 60 grit sandpaper on an orbital sander.
Tile needs a roughened surface to bond with the concrete overlay and heavy duty sandpaper with a medium grit does the job.
If you were to use conventional concrete i would say you should pour a minimun of 3 inches both for strength and to ease leveling.
After sanding i wiped down the dust with a damp paper towel added another layer of concrete sanded that layer and repeated those steps until i couldn t see the white tiles anymore.
The first sanding went through all the concrete in a few areas and i could see parts of the white tile again so i had to keep adding layers of concrete.
Use a paintbrush to spread the adhesive.
This can be done at a cost that is lower than it would be to remove and replace the tile.
Lightweight cement based overlays mimic stone brick and other wall textures placing overlays over tile floors by chris sullivan chemsystems inc.
Adding a concrete overlay can add new life to a tile floor that may be worn or out of date design wise.
Step 1 decide overlay thickness and design you first need to consider how thick your concrete overlay will be.
Interior overlays are used when a concrete floor needs to be resurfaced and the owner wants an acid stained look or a polished appearance.