If the underlying vinyl isn t in good condition you won t be very happy with the results.
Can you put vinyl over vinyl.
If the linoleum is in good shape.
Vinyl plank s are usually a thin type of flooring that are bendy in nature.
If you can t remove your old linoleum floors due to asbestos or other problems consider laying a new tile right on top.
And if you don t do any prep work you won t be very happy with the results.
You have decided it is time to update your old laminate floors and decided on new luxury vinyl plank.
Fortunately it is not difficult to install vinyl tile over your vinyl floor as.
From the 1930s to the mid 1970s vinyl flooring contained asbestos which is not safe for you to remove yourself.
But you can do the same to prepare your floor so the new vinyl flooring will have a perfectly even surface to adhere to.
Solid hardwood or engineered wood for example can bridge gaps holes and seams as well as smooth over surface embossing.
You can put peel and stick tile over existing vinyl but there are certainly right and wrong ways to do it.
You look at your old laminate floors and ask yourself can vinyl flooring be laid over laminate flooring why luxury vinyl over laminate is a bad idea.
Vinyl flooring cannot effectively bridge over or smooth out substrate imperfections in the way that thicker inflexible floor coverings can.