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We decided to put grout in front of it. We've never had to remove it in the 16 years we've lived in the house so probably won't have to take it out. If we have to, we can remove the grout and it will come right out.

The kitchen heat vent is a problem. We can grout right up to it, but then that eliminates any way of removing it easily. We cant cut out an opening above it and raise it as it's already as high as it can go. The only thing we can think of is to look for a smaller vent register, or cut one to...

Yes! We used Ditra. It was a little more expensive than cement board, but it was soooo much easier to work with! By the time we factored in our sweat and possible doctor co-pays, we decided to go with this stuff. It's been very easy to work with and has done it's job. Without it, the tile...

Detra ... are you referring to the orange stuff?

Stove, dishwasher, center island, table & chairs have now been put back in the kitchen. Just waiting on the refrigerator! It's starting to feel like home again. More photos to come...after the tile is done we move on to hardwood flooring!

Working on the foyer...with the finished kitchen/eating area in the background. Finished laundry room is on the right.

Could it be.....done? YEAH! Just have the foyer, bathroom and closet to go!

The drill that gave its life while mixing thinset. My hubby was real upset to have to buy a new Dewalt

Thinset spread, tile laid out with 1/4" spacers....dry, dry, dry

Before: Kitchen/Eating area with vinyl flooring removed

Update: Vinyl flooring and subfloor are ripped up and gone. We're down to 5/8" plywood; put down underlayment and have finished the tiling in the laundry room! The kitchen is done, and will be ready to seal the grout tomorrow, which means I'll have appliances again! The last of the...

Thanks TileGuy. We'll do that. Pics to follow shortly... My tile project will be on hold for a little bit as I seemed to have strained my back and now have muscle spasms. This is some kind of pain! We're also putting down hardwood flooring and replacing the carpet. We're...

OK, we'll rip up that 1/4" hardboard. That particle board that's underneath is 3/4". Is that ok? Should we lay something over the top of the 3/4" particle board? I'll post up pics tomorrow. BTW - you guys ROCK! I'm so appreciative of the help!:)

We pulled up the carpet that butts up against the vinyl flooring and confirmed there is a 1/4" hardboard underneath. There isn't plywood underneath that, I guess it's the "large chunk" particle board. Are you saying we need to rip up the 1/4" hardboard? Is that particle board stuff ok, or...

Thanks Bud! I guess we'll be ripping up the vinyl for sure. Ugh. This job is gonna suck.

Thanks everyone! We built this house 15 years ago so I'm sure their isn't asbestos in the floor, and I know it's plywood underneath. We're a huge believer in doing a job right the first time, so we'll rip up the vinyl. I hadn't thought of laying the CBU over the vinyl... :) That would...

We'll be updating our kitchen from vinyl flooring to ceramic tile. Do we really need to pull up the vinyl flooring? Can we just lay the tile over the top of the vinyl? BTW - Great site!