Cracked or missing tiles should be fixed or filled in.
Can you lay lino over carpet tiles.
Put a thin layer of half inch plywood on top of it or quarter inch ply as long as you can get a flat surface then you can go ahead and put new carpet over that or whatever you want to do.
Vinyl flooring can be installed directly over ceramic and porcelain tile flooring.
When not to tile over resilient flooring even if the resilient flooring is suitable the subfloor and joists making up the floor structure must also be in good condition and have minimal flexing and deflection.
If the conditions and materials are right however you can avoid this difficult job by installing new flooring over the existing linoleum.
You can also tile over vinyl tiles that are glued down if none of the tiles are loose or curling up.
But if the carpet is that tight you might as well just go with it.
If the tile floor has wide or deep seams use an underlayment rather than installing the vinyl directly on the tile.
If your kitchen or bathroom has a tile floor you ll have to prepare the surface properly before installing linoleum.
If the linoleum is in good shape.
How to install vinyl floors over linoleum.
If you can t remove your old linoleum floors due to asbestos or other problems consider laying a new tile right on top.
Removing old linoleum is a messy daunting task.