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Identifying existing flooring tiles?

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We pulled up the carpet in a bedroom, planning to redo the floor with some very cheap (33c/sqft) stick on vinyl tiles. They aren't fantastic quality, but we did another bedroom with them, and were very happy with the results.
Under the carpet, we found tiles! They seem to be some kind of adhesive tile.. not sure if they're lino or vinyl? Concerned about asbestos?
The carpet underlay was very stuck, and has left black marks/stains on the floor. Can we restore the floor? Can we just stick the new vinyl tiles on top? How would we prep it to do so? Can we remove the tiles (without dying of asbestos-inhalation)?
Help!
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So, if it does contain asbestos, just cleaning/restoring the floor (or, if possible, installing new tile on top) shouldn't be a health concern, right? Tearing it up, would be?
All very good info. Given that..
The carpet underlay was very stuck, and has left black marks/stains on the floor. Can we restore the floor? Can we just stick the new vinyl tiles on top? How would we prep it to do so? Can we tell if it's vinyl or lino? Does it matter?
It's not adhesives (i think?) but just residue from the black foam underlay that was under the carpet. It's kind of like tiny bits of foam? Really tiny.. And stuck. To the tiles.
We're going to stick down a few tiles and leave them for a few days to be sure they seem to be sticking well, before doing the whole room, I think. In one area where the existing tile broke and came up, I think we'll just cover it with a new tile and hope it's okay.. :)
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