Tiling onto vinyl sheet flooring can provide free insulation - is this a daft idea?

[sharpfamily]

My existing flooring is good quality Rhino vinyl sheeting. I'm planning to lay 500*500 porcelain tiles using BAL single part flexible. The floor is solid flooring grade chipboard (new 1991). It's been suggested that tiling over the vinyl would provide a free insulation layer rather removing it and tiling directly onto the chipboard. Is this a good idea? The room size is circa 40 sq m so I want to get it right!

[mz30]

You have to take the vinyl up ,it only takes for the vinyl to come loose and the floor would be ruined.

[sharpfamily]

thanks for the advice and quick response.

[Dave]

Definitely take it up........the vinyl is not stable enough to tile to and could breakdown with time thus causing the tiles to de-laminate......

[macten]

Can unfortunately be a real PITA to get them up

[Dave]

A hot airgun works a treat on lifting vinyl floors............

[salmonfisher]

why not screw ply directly on top of vinyl tiles?

[macten]

A hot airgun works a treat on lifting vinyl floors............

Awww sweet tip cheers. Wish I'd known earlier though