Laying tiles on vinyl flooring? (Kitchen)

[KriZomb]

Moved into an apartment built in '98 with a horrible vinyl floor in the kitchen. You know, the kind that looks ugly and stained whether it is stained or not. (I think it's hormone-disrupting too because my wife is always upset with it.)
Anyway, it's a thin mat, stuck on concrete.
I want to lay tiles in the kitchen, since the mat is fixed, can I lay tiles on top? How long does the actual work + drying time take if you do that? Someone said it takes 2 weeks for the adhesive to bond to the mat before you can walk on the floor, is that true?

It's a regular standard kitchen, there's a dishwasher, but no water supply to the fridge or underfloor heating or anything like that.

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[Stefan N]

Should not have laid on the mat as it may have the wrong properties if you don't know it's approved for tiles.
You can count a couple of days for drying time before walking on the floor.

 

[largab]

I have moved into an apartment built in -98 with a hideous plastic mat in the kitchen. You know those that look ugly and stained whether they are stained or not. (I think it's hormone-disrupting too because the wife is always upset about it)
Anyway, it's a thin mat, attached to concrete.
I want to lay tiles in the kitchen, since the mat is fixed, can I lay tiles on top? How long does the actual work + drying time take if you do that? Someone said it takes 2 weeks for the adhesive to bond to the mat before you can walk on the floor, is that true?

It's a regular standard kitchen, there is a dishwasher, but no water connection to fridges or underfloor heating or anything like that.

Grateful for answers/tips

If tiles can adhere to the mat, it should work. It doesn't become more sealed than it is now (mat vs mat + tiles). The mat can even serve as a form of moisture protection for leaks above the tiles. Whether it’s approved or not doesn’t really matter since it's not a wet area (with its regulations).