laminate over vinyl tiles

[jimzzr]

Hi,

I'm thinking of putting some laminate flooring down over

vinyl floor tiles. The floor tiles are on concrete with a

black (bitumin?) adhesive. Put down when the place was

built (1971) (as they extend under stud walls), so could well contain asbestos.

The vast majority of the tiles are well stuck down and floor is flat,

but there is a bit of damaged where an internal door was

moved and by the front door where the sill had rotted and

got a bit damp (perhaps not helped by the outside step

being higher that the damp proof course).

Obviously the door sill will need sorting out first, but

what mortar/filler should I use to make good the small bits of missing tile.

Seems overkill to level the entire floor for a few
patches?

Also what sort of underlay& dpm would be best over vinyl floor

tiles?

Thanks

Jim

 

[vinn]

Laying laminate over the vinyl tile should be fine.
Whatever underlay you use could take up the missing vinyl tile footprints. Or you could stick down any old vinyl tiles to fill the spaces.