Vinyl over linoleum?
Question:Can I lay new vinyl tile directly over my old linoleum floor in the kitchen?
Answers:
Yes you can so long as the old flooring is in good shape. In fact, old linoleum, depending on the age of it, could contain asbestos and you wouldn't want to remove it. Ya sure don't need to be breathing in any of that stuff!
If you are using the peel and stick squares...be sure to clean off any old grease, oils, wax and dirt. Start with a good clean surface. It's best to use a ROLLER... when pressing the tiles down. I forget how many pounds per sq inch you have to have, but it's best to get them to stick down right from the start. If you don't roll the floor, you stand the chance of it peeling up in the near future.
The peel and stick variety is not as durable a sheet flooring...like in high traffic areas. If you don't have lots of traffic in there. A house full of kids, animals... it'll be OK. Also remember, when you go to wash the floor, if you haven't installed it correctly, when you mop the floor it will get into the cracks/seams and you stand the chance of seeing it begin to peel up!
Happy DIY-ing
My daddy once told me...anything worth doing is worth doing it right the first time.
Yes, as long as you are certain that there is only one other floor. My installer says 2 is the rule, you can only have two layers of lineoleum/vinyl flooring before you start to encounter problems. Also, it helps to etch or give the original flooring some tooth for the new one to adhere properly.
depends on the conditon of the linoleum, it needs to be flat, clean and dry. If it is all those things it should be possible, but I wouldn't recommend it, if you ever wanted to take it up again having one on top of the other makes that very difficult! also some of the adhesives used to fix vinyl can react badly with lino, so do some research on what you use if you do this. hope this helps :-)
If you are referring to those self-adhesive floor tiles (sticky tiles), then it's better if you put them OVER the old linoleum floor. As long as it's in good shape (no cracks, holes, or tears), all you need to do is give it a good scrubbing with any detergent with 1/4 cup of bleach OR ammonia added to it in a bucket of HOT water. Let the floor dry, then vacuum to get up any leftover particles & start applying your floor tiles. I have done this to 3 older homes & the result was as good as paying a so-called "professional"! Have fun with this project & take your time to lay out your pattern plan BEFORE you start sticking or laying down your new floor tiles!
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