Has anyone have any Vinyl Peel and Stick experience they can share. I am about to undertake a couple of bathroom projects over top existing lino. Lino is in great shape and I am going to use a very strong (feels really hard, in fact) vinyl tile from Home Depot. This particular one can actually be grouted as well...would love to hear feedback if anyone has used these before. They look so close to real ceramic tile, its really amazing!! I believe they are made by Armstrong, but the exact name has left me... :o
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I've used self stick a couple of times although what you are talking about may be different. First time in my first house and they were still holding 8 years later and looked fine. I had them in the bathroom, hall, and kitchen with no lifting or anything from normal use. Now abnormal use, yes. That was that my dog was paper trained and where she went the tiles did eventually lift but not much can stand that sort of abuse. Meanwhile I just replaced them and the floor was fine again (do buy extra as when you do need to replace you can bet money on your style not being available any more and then you have to take them from under the fridge).
I also did the bathroom and entry in my last house with tiles that were more like slate in appearance and a bit thicker. They went down really easily but I ignored the arrows on them as when I dry fit them I could see a pattern forming and I didn't like that so I mixed it up.
What I have learned is to buy the best tiles you can. The thicker the are, the better. Also if you have any embossed pattern on that existing lino ask if you need to use a leveller. If you don't use a leveler (when needed), chances are the pattern will start to show though in a year or so. With my first floor I thought I was really careful. I leveled and vacuumed and tried to make sure there was no dust or anything on that floor. About 2 years later I could see some little bumps. By 5 years, no kidding, it was obvious I had tiled over a single hair. That was thick tile but it was shiny and relatively plain (white with black diamonds) so that didn't help. Last time I picked dull and patterned like slate just to avoid that. I also put it down knowing I was selling and whoever moved in would probably reno before the tile go ugly anyway but I think some of the tile that is out now is thicker and harder than the first stuff I used.
If the tiles you are getting are more solid (like a laminate) you should be fine and most flooring is DIY friendly now.
Do look for instructions on the Internet especially when it comes to how you lay tiles to measure for cutting. Once you figure that out it goes a lot faster. I also found it easier to cut with really good scissors than a blade as I felt I had more control especially if I needed a rounded edge. If your tiles are harder, you may need to get a saw of some sort. I just bought a cool little hand saw at Cdn tire that cuts laminate, wood, ceramic, you name it for $70. It worked great on some cork laminate I just put down in this house and can be used on so many things it's worth the money.