Has anyone tried those peel and stick tiles?

[jtvang125]

http://www.thesmarttiles.com/en_us/gallery-peel-and-stick-tiles/

The idea seems good but I'm concerned about how long the adhesive will last. But if the adhesive is as good as those heavy duty double sided tape I think it may be fine. But at a price that's almost of the real tiles it might just be better to go with the real ones. However you do save time and money in not having to use grout.

 

[NetWareHead]

I dont trust them from a longevity standpoint, especially in a place that will see moisture. Saw some in home depot the other day and I thought they looked and felt cheap.

Using these sticky tiles, you also save on not needing a tile underlayment like hardibacker. Looks like you can install these tiles over normal drywall or even plywood or OSB.

 

[ControlD]

I have my office in the basement as well as two basement closets with peel and stick tiles directly on concrete. I haven't had any issues. I bought sort of middle of the road priced ones at Menard's. For the price I paid it was worth giving them a shot. If they don't end up working out (they have been down about a year and a half now) I will just use vinyl plank next time.

 

[jtvang125]

I dont trust them from a longevity standpoint, especially in a place that will see moisture. Saw some in home depot the other day and I thought they looked and felt cheap.

Using these sticky tiles, you also save on not needing a tile underlayment like hardibacker. Looks like you can install these tiles over normal drywall or even plywood or OSB.

It seems HD carries two kinds of these sticky tiles. One is the Smart Tiles and the other I saw were called Speedtiles. From pictures I've seen online of the Smart Tiles these seem very cheap. Just a very thin tile on a foil like sticker. The tiles look like embossed colored gels only. I'm skeptical these will hold for long in a hot and high moisture area like a kitchen. The Speedtiles however seem much thicker. I would say 1/8-1/4" thick and the adhesive looked like heavy duty double sided tape. The tiles feels like real stone and the metal ones were real metal too.

 

[jtvang125]

I have my office in the basement as well as two basement closets with peel and stick tiles directly on concrete. I haven't had any issues. I bought sort of middle of the road priced ones at Menard's. For the price I paid it was worth giving them a shot. If they don't end up working out (they have been down about a year and a half now) I will just use vinyl plank next time.

Do you remember what brand they were? My wife is looking to use these in the kitchen as a backsplash but don't want to deal with laying down mortar and having to grout.

 

[ControlD]

Do you remember what brand they were? My wife is looking to use these in the kitchen as a backsplash but don't want to deal with laying down mortar and having to grout.

They were Armstrong.

 

[shabby]

http://www.thesmarttiles.com/en_us/gallery-peel-and-stick-tiles/

This style of tiles is everywhere, people have no imagination. Get something unique and not whats on sale at home depot. I went with a herringbone 1.5"x6" tile because barely anyone has it and no one wants to install it.

Gee honey, where else can we stick these tiles to?!?

 

[ControlD]

I wasn't able to see the link when I first responded, but I was talking about a completely different kind of peel and stick tile so you should disregard my recommendation. The tiles I was referring to are flooring tiles.

 

[NetWareHead]

This style of tiles is everywhere, people have no imagination. Get something unique and not whats on sale at home depot. I went with a herringbone 1.5"x6" tile because barely anyone has it and no one wants to install it.

Gee honey, where else can we stick these tiles to?!?

EGAD.... talk about overdoing it! Plus you can see the seams and the sloppy edge work on some of those.

 

[slashbinslashbash]

I got a roll of "SimpleMat" adhesive at Home Depot do to a backspash. You can use any tiles with it. I used 1"x1" glass mosaic tiles. Then you grout as you would normal tiles. The SimpleMat is quite sticky and I don't have any fears about it coming off. I installed it over normal drywall. The whole thing, including grout, took just a few hours. I would recommend this route over the silly fake tile sticker things. You can tell real tile and grout versus fake non-grouted stickers. The method of attaching the tiles to the wall isn't a big issue. The SimpleMat is great because you don't have to wait for thinset to dry before grouting. Just stick the tiles on there and grout away.

I *have* used peel-and-stick floor tiles in a bathroom. I grouted those as well. They are pretty durable.

 

[Jumpem]

Look at "luxury vinyl tile". You apply a matching adhesive to the floor with a brush or roller and set them. You can use them with or without grout in between.

 

[Greenman]

It almost seems as though you're promoting a product. It's also pretty odd that the cabinets were installed over the tile.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

$5 a square foot for printed vinyl tile? That's a lot for what will inevitably look really cheap.

 

[jtvang125]

Since this was brought back from the dead I thought I'd give an update. We went with the Speedtiles from HD. These are real stone on a heavy duty stick on adhesive. For extra measure I used heavy duty construction adhesive caulking too. It's been almost 2 years now and no issues, even the area around the oven.