Can I Put Floating Floor Over Black Mastic

The thin 9 x 9 tiles yes probably asbestos have popped up in my basement there was a leak and i need to replace the flooring there.

Can i put floating floor over black mastic.

This cutback is very flat and not sticky. There s very little crumbling but the black mastic is still on the floor. My question is why can t it just lay over there black mastic. Padding and carpet could be laid over the old mastic.

If you are installing carpet and using good quality pad there is no reason to remove that old mastic. Could i put sheet vinyl. Remember that laminate flooring like swiss krono usa s laminate wood flooring is a floating floor it will expand and contract as temperature and other conditions change. It allow an air gap for circulation and helps prevent mildew from forming when the concrete allow moisture to enter the basement.

The entire floor in completely covered. We are planning to install vinyl floating floor so can we just do this over the top. The best application would be something like aircore board. I have a customer that wants to glue down bellawood brazilian cherry over black adhesive that was used 50 years ago under 9 x 9 linoleum tiles.

Then put floating floor or carpet over. This is a 1 2 particle board mounted on a black plastic bubble sheet. Another key advantage of choosing a floating floor over a non floating type is how it reacts to changes in humidity. If you are installing vinyl wood laminate or tile then you will probably need to remove it or at least scrape it down flat so the new flooring will lie level even and smooth.

I really don t want to mess with getting the mastic up. Will the mvp adhere to that. I put a floating floor over the black mastic with a vapor barrier between the floor and the mastic. We re listing alphabetically all of the flooring types available so that you can easily determinewhether you can install laminate over that specific flooring type.

I m not sure that this is the best route to go but i ve also read that abating and trying to scrape up the mastic may just make the matter worse. What are my options for flooring over it.