Can You Lay Lino Over Carpet Tiles

How to install vinyl floors over linoleum.

Can you lay lino over carpet tiles.

Vinyl flooring can be installed directly over ceramic and porcelain tile flooring. If the linoleum is in good shape. Wide seams between the tiles can create slight depressions in the vinyl flooring. But if the carpet is that tight you might as well just go with it.

If the conditions and materials are right however you can avoid this difficult job by installing new flooring over the existing linoleum. If the tile floor has wide or deep seams use an underlayment rather than installing the vinyl directly on the tile. If you can t remove your old linoleum floors due to asbestos or other problems consider laying a new tile right on top. If your kitchen or bathroom has a tile floor you ll have to prepare the surface properly before installing linoleum.

You can also tile over vinyl tiles that are glued down if none of the tiles are loose or curling up. Put a thin layer of half inch plywood on top of it or quarter inch ply as long as you can get a flat surface then you can go ahead and put new carpet over that or whatever you want to do. Laying a new linoleum floor in a kitchen or bathroom can provide a new look and also makes for a low maintenance and resilient flooring option as compared to laminate or hardwood. When not to tile over resilient flooring even if the resilient flooring is suitable the subfloor and joists making up the floor structure must also be in good condition and have minimal flexing and deflection.