Thank you very much for doing this video! My wife and I were contemplating "trying " to install ceramic tiles but didn't want to go through the hassle of a wet saw etc. But you've given us hope now 28th duraceramic and what looks to be a much simpler installation.
We have it on our floor and was beautiful when installed. In three years the top layer was peeling off all around our kitchen table from use of our ChromeCraft roller chairs. Now it looks horrible with some tiles almost completely peeling. Bare feet get scraped by the peeling edges sticking up. Elsewhere, there are dents in the flooring where the frig sits, making it difficult to move to clean under the frig. There are numerous places that look like small flicks of white paint, but it actually is places where the top colored area flaked off to the layer beneath it. If you drop anything with a corner or an edge on it, the tile it fell on will have a cut or hole. It is anything but durable! I would not recommend DuraCeramic Tile. Google it, people are saying the company will not honor their 25 year warranty on this product either!
Warranties never cover abuse or wear. Unless you are buying a wrench from Snap-on or a cordless tool from Milwaukee. My parents put this in their kitchen over 5 years ago and it still looks pretty good. I’m installing it in mine currently.
I was curious to see that you installed the DuraCeramic over existing vinyl. I haven't read anything that would indicate this was an acceptible subfloor for DuraCeramic.
You can install but anytime you go over existing vinyl the tiles have a tendency to slide after installed! Getting the glue perfectly glued with proper ridges EVERYWHERE is key!
WRONG!!!!This is the same exact floor i have and the same tile i am using.THE GLUE DOES NOT STICK TO THE VINYL!!!!!!Don't try this!!!!!Do it correctly!!Remove the old vinyl!!!
My husband and I bought a house with this tile and during our bathroom remodel found that they didn't tile underneath the closet. (Why I'm here. Lol!) When we took the closet out, surprise, 1970's linoleum. We made an effort to find an alternative tile but decided to spend the money (these things plus the adhesive & grout are wicked expensive) because these tiles are very hard to match - skinnier than a ceramic tile and are an odd size 15 5/8". My long dragged out point is that the tiles were set over linoleum. We've been here for 4 years and no issues so far. The tiles are in the kitchen, entryway and bathroom - so heavily used rooms. My guess would be that as long as your floor is clean before applying the adhesive and if you use the appropriate amount of adhesive then you wouldn't have a problem with them sticking to a linoleum floor.
Tip: if you spray the chalk line with hairspray it seals it and prevent it from disappearing and in turn makes it more visible
Thank you very much for doing this video! My wife and I were contemplating "trying " to install ceramic tiles but didn't want to go through the hassle of a wet saw etc. But you've given us hope now 28th duraceramic and what looks to be a much simpler installation.
I didn't use a wet saw when I installed it in my bathroom, just a heavy duty Xacto knife...remember it's thick vinyl tile not ceramic
Why did you not take out the old vinyl tile
We have it on our floor and was beautiful when installed. In three years the top layer was peeling off all around our kitchen table from use of our ChromeCraft roller chairs. Now it looks horrible with some tiles almost completely peeling. Bare feet get scraped by the peeling edges sticking up. Elsewhere, there are dents in the flooring where the frig sits, making it difficult to move to clean under the frig. There are numerous places that look like small flicks of white paint, but it actually is places where the top colored area flaked off to the layer beneath it. If you drop anything with a corner or an edge on it, the tile it fell on will have a cut or hole. It is anything but durable! I would not recommend DuraCeramic Tile. Google it, people are saying the company will not honor their 25 year warranty on this product either!
Warranties never cover abuse or wear. Unless you are buying a wrench from Snap-on or a cordless tool from Milwaukee. My parents put this in their kitchen over 5 years ago and it still looks pretty good. I’m installing it in mine currently.
Isn't there an underlayment that supposed to go with this?
I was curious to see that you installed the DuraCeramic over existing vinyl. I haven't read anything that would indicate this was an acceptible subfloor for DuraCeramic.
You can install but anytime you go over existing vinyl the tiles have a tendency to slide after installed! Getting the glue perfectly glued with proper ridges EVERYWHERE is key!
gnovincejr2 ...and if you afraid of them moving...you could use some ardex or other floor prep and prep the whole floor!
I love this flooring but the finish came off. Now, I have white spots throughout the house. Really upset because this flooring is not cheap
r u from indy?
do you think you can use a torch to heat it up and bend it like normal vct?
No patch?
No embossing leveler and a red chalk line. OMG...
WRONG!!!!This is the same exact floor i have and the same tile i am using.THE GLUE DOES NOT STICK TO THE VINYL!!!!!!Don't try this!!!!!Do it correctly!!Remove the old vinyl!!!
My husband and I bought a house with this tile and during our bathroom remodel found that they didn't tile underneath the closet. (Why I'm here. Lol!) When we took the closet out, surprise, 1970's linoleum. We made an effort to find an alternative tile but decided to spend the money (these things plus the adhesive & grout are wicked expensive) because these tiles are very hard to match - skinnier than a ceramic tile and are an odd size 15 5/8". My long dragged out point is that the tiles were set over linoleum. We've been here for 4 years and no issues so far. The tiles are in the kitchen, entryway and bathroom - so heavily used rooms. My guess would be that as long as your floor is clean before applying the adhesive and if you use the appropriate amount of adhesive then you wouldn't have a problem with them sticking to a linoleum floor.
Exactly!