They will stick however laminate is a floating floor that will expand and contract with heat and cold and if you have anything but another floating floor on top of it you are gonna have problems.Can you place self-adhesive tile on top of laminate flooring?? Will it adhere well??
Remember, in any remodeling project, your results are only as good as your preparation.That being said, how good of shape is your granny's linoleum in? Any bubbles, rips, tears or ripples if you get on your hands and knees and look across the floor? When you set a marble on the floor, does it stay in one place, or roll across to the frig? Then there is the wax factor. Have you thoroughly stripped all the accumulated wax, grime and crud on the lino? And then washed and dried the floor afterward? If you've done all of the prep work, the floor is in excellent condition and you insist on using peel and stick floor tile, at least spend the extra few dollars and get the good tile. Not the thinnest cheapest stuff on the shelf. You'll thank me later.
To do the job the correct way, you always want to remove all old material first. You should remove the old laminate and any old adhesive that will be stuck. Use a scraper to remove this. Once all is removed, you should give it a good clean, (If you were to install the new flooring before taking the old one out, in time your new flooring will start to peel off and you don't want that) then it's time to start putting down your new flooring. This will take you more time but the end result will be worth it. It will last longer this way! Hope this helps, good luck!
My in-laws did it about 6 months ago and the corners are already rolling up.
Great information. Thanks for sharing.
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