Original Vinyl Floor replace or keep ?

[Marti]

My husband wants to know if he should take up the old original vinyl tiles, or just lay the one piece type vinyl over that?

I told him I thought the original sqaures should go, what do you all think?

[rickandsandi]

You are going to get as many different answers as to the many who respond! I personally would remove the old. First, it gives you the opportunity to inspect whats underneath and second, it just makes sense. Out with the old and in with the new.

[azflycaster]

If you really want a vintage look, you can't beet the tiles. We had a 61 Bambi at Dead Horse that had the tiles and even a patio mat that matched , it looked great. If you are going to replace it, I would then remove the tiles. You do not have to limit yourself to vinyl either. Pergo type floors and cork are two very popular options as well.

[CanoeStream]

Originally Posted by InsideOut

The 9"x9" was VAT (vinyl asbestos tile), not Linoleum. The current day replacement is the 12"x12" VCT (vinyl compositon tile - w/o asbestos).

And some other links:
http://www.airforums.com/forum...bambi-650.html
http://www.airforums.com/forum...les-18543.html

[Marti]

Thank you so much for the information, and I will get my husband to check into that Asbestos ..... I hope my floor is not origianl now... that is scarry!!

[Blu_Hwy_Lady]

Speaking of asbestos. I discovered a big ol' hunk of it in the outside fridge access of my '72 Safari. It was apparently used to insulate the fridge from the interior bulkhead panel. I pulled it out and didn't replace it with anything and everything seems fine.