is it possible to lay linoleum over linoleum? if not what prep do i need to do:?
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Yes you can and the leveler mentioned above can be used on trouble areas but the main thing to remember is to scuff sand the floor with an orbital sander and 80 grit paper to break the gloss to allow proper adhesion for adhesive and leveler. and no their shouldn't be any bleed through and the adhesive that's used will fill in any shallow patterns. note that this is only a good idea if you are sure that the previous floor is well bonded( whats on top is only as good as whats underneath).
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It won't work, sorry, I tried that once and ended up scraping up the entire mess, putting down new underlay, and doing what I should have done to start with, so it took twice as much time.
I'd still tell you to ask the guys at Home Depot, they may have a special adhesive for that to "cheat" with, but boy did mine look awful, it wrinkled so bad! UGH! Good luck!
It won't work, sorry, I tried that once and ended up scraping up the entire mess, putting down new underlay, and doing what I should have done to start with, so it took twice as much time.
I'd still tell you to ask the guys at Home Depot, they may have a special adhesive for that to "cheat" with, but boy did mine look awful, it wrinkled so bad! UGH! Good luck!
If the linoleum you are covering is even, (all there, not some parts torn off) it won't hurt at all to cover it; in fact will give it a nice foundation and make the floor warmer.
Yes, it's possible if the linoleum is even. If there are cracks and torn parts, you will want to repair them first so that the new linoleum will lay flat. You don't have to spend a lot of money to make the repairs pretty since they will be covered up under the new linolieum, but you will want to repair them first.
just recently my sis tore down a wall in her home and put down hardwood floors. we did this all ourselves, when it came time to pull up the linoleum there was plywood under it nailed into a prior layer of linoleum so im thinking that you can you just might want to put a thin layer of plywood under the new layer of linoluem. but just never tear it up because IT WAS THE BIGGEST HEADACHE!
Yes you can....
There is a product called "floor leveler", which you would spread over the old linoleum, filling in the pattern lines/indentations of the old linoleum. If you do not want to use underlayment, this is the next best way to go. Simply spread it all over the old lino, filling it in.
You can purchase the product at most home supply stores, in the flooring dept.
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