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Installing carpet tiles over linoleum.
How old is the linoleum.
Installing linoleum over tile is a quick and easy way to renovate your bathroom or kitchen.
Linoleum cannot bend more than just slightly otherwise the product will snap in half plus the tiles butt up against each other so lippage is a concern.
Well the short answer is yes you can tile over linoleum flooring.
Carpet tiles which can be either glue down or peel and stick.
Before you install carpet on top of vinyl you must first completely clean the floor so that your adhesive bonds to the vinyl.
A basic mopping is not sufficient in this case.
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.
You can install carpet tiles over linoleum hardwood or concrete floors.
You will need to use an adhesive of some kind to attach the linoleum tiles and cut them to size once dry fit.
In preparation for installing carpet tiles you will need the following tools and materials.
Wood floors wood flooring is nailed directly into the sub floor or linoleum so no removal is necessary.
Over the top ceramic and stone tile vinyl and laminate flooring tile and sheet linoleum hardwood planks and decorative concrete can all be installed over existing linoleum.
Provided the existing tile is not lumpy or broken and is cleaned this is a fairly simple process.
Read more about vinyl flooring.
A flat surface is required.
Carpet carpet and carpet pads can be laid over existing linoleum by doing nothing more than cleaning the linoleum before installing the pad and carpet.
Sheet linoleum floors and tiles that were made before 1990 often contain asbestos which is a known cancer causing agent.
Before you start laying tiles over an old linoleum floor there are a few things that you need to know.
To install carpet tiles you ll need to design the carpet layout make sure the tiles fit then cut and adhere them to the floor.