Peel and stick vinyl tiles over linoleum
Can I apply peel and stick vinyl tiles over existing kitchen floor?
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Anyone have any advice on peel and stick vinyl tiles? I have a half bath I'm planning to put them in. Currently has sheet linoleum that I plan to install on top of and then grout the gaps. From my research it looks like it's common to install on top of existing linoleum but I'm mildly worried about long term adhesion. Should I sand the linoleum to rough it up a little and take the gloss off? Any advice or experience appreciated, thanks!
Hello! My husband and I just bought our first house together, and it needs a lot of updating.
This is the existing kitchen floor in the picture… first question, what flooring material is this? And also, can we just apply peel and stick vinyl tile directing over this? Or, do we need to demo it first?
Thank you so very much for those sharing their experience and knowledge with me! I appreciate you.
If you want "no seams" then you don't want tiles, period. That's what sheet vinyl flooring (often still misnomered as linoleum, though actual linoleum is quite, quite rare these days) is good for, if the space to be covered is less than 12 feet in one dimension (after that, you're stuck with a seam.) It actually has no seams (if the 12 foot limit is not exceeded - 12 by whatever is fine, as it comes on a long roll, 12 feet wide.)
I have self-stick tile in several spaces - basically low-traffic closets, and it seems fine in those on its own adhesive, applied with care to a very carefully cleaned floor. If you are breaking out the tile adhesive, might as well break out the commercial-grade vinyl tile (made with no stickum) it's made to go with, which is a far better tile at not much more cost. The difference should be obvious comparing the two types - HD typically carries one, perhaps two colors of commercial vinyl (all the others are "order and they'll get it"), and it's a much thicker, more solid vinyl than the thin stick-ons. It's basically all wear surface until you wear right through it, while the stick-on starts thinner and has a much thinner wear layer.
A third possibility is an epoxy coating, with or without "color chips."
I have seen self stick tile not lasting as long as it should. Tile with adhesive is the way to go if you want durability.
Our kitchen floor is in pretty rough shape and will need to be redone at some point soon (and we plan to entirely rennovate our kitchen sometime in the next 5-10 years). Until then, would peel and stick flooring tiles be a good option for flooring?
The linoleum is stained, buckling in multiple spots, cracked all over, etc, and I don't have the skills to rip it out and replace it myself or the money currently to hire someone to do it for me-- but I feel moderately confident in my ability to learn how to stick some vinyl tile to the floor over it.
I see mixed reviews in this sub on the effectiveness and longevity of peel and stick tiles. Would they be a decent option for a few years or no?