As mentioned in a post I already made I have 9x9 asbestos tiling in my basement. An insane amount of rain here in Maine this fall/winter has made my basement wet for the first time. I sealed up the leaky places but the water has caused the asbestos tile to curl up in places and break off. I removed all of those parts that were damaged (I took a lot of precautions). I am going to finish off the room. Frame walls in...put in hung celing etc. I am nervous about the basement though if the work I did on the concrete faulters in a few years and do not want the floor I put in damaged. I also need to encapsolate the asbestos. I was thinking of leveling the floor out in areas with that Ardex stuff that I have read about then go over the floor with peel and stick linoleum tiles since they are cheep and if they get damaged in an area it is a very cheep fix. Would this plan work?? The basement is competely below grade and the floor and walls are concrete. Not concrete block. Any advice would be greatly apreciated.

Hi! I am new to these boards and site, and so far I love it!! I am trying to remove some peel and stick flooring that is on concrete. It has been there for about 10 years. I am going to put ceramic tile on the floor and everything I have read says do not put the ceramic over the peel and stick. I am having a problem getting the old tiles up.... they are stuck really well!!! I guess I did too good a job putting them in!! LOL!!! Is there a secret to getting the peel and stick tiles up? Or a product that I can apply to make it easier? If anyone can help, I would really appreciate it!! I am not very good at all this home improvement stuff, so I am taking it one step at a time, and could use ALOT of advice!!! Thanks!!! :o