Vinyl flooring looks great when first installed but eventually it can run its course.
Easiest way to pull up vinyl flooring.
Use the utility knife to cut straight down the middle of your vinyl floor.
Scrape linoleum or vinyl floor glue.
If your linoleum features a tile pattern you can use the.
Moisture weakens glue bonds and causes the edges to lift.
You don t need it.
Cutting in narrow strips makes the task more manageable.
After the first tile is removed use the floor scraper or pry bar to pull up the remaining tiles.
Vinyl flooring can either be glued to the subfloor or it can float on top of it and either way moisture underneath it causes problems.
Remove the flooring with a hand held floor scraper after putting on work gloves.
Use a hammer to tap a stiff putty knife or brick chisel under the linoleum to break it loose.
Insert the blade of the scraper under the loosened edge of the flooring and lift up on the handle.
Pull the linoleum up in strips to reveal the backing or the glue.
Dated worn or torn vinyl flooring cannot easily or effectively be repaired.
Don t waste your money on the dremel.
Working in small sections score the flooring into strips about 6 to 12 inches wide.
It s no fun to remove vinyl flooring.
Use a floor scraper on stubborn tiles and adhesives that don t come up easily.
Peeling up the material itself is no picnic but the real trial is to get rid of the glue that had been securing the vinyl to the subfloor.
Next move about 12 inches to the right or left and cut a strip parallel to the first.
Typically vinyl flooring is perimeter installed meaning there s no glue or adhesive in the middle of the floor.
To remove old resilient flooring first cut it into parallel strips about 6 inches wide with a utility knife.
Score the flooring into 6 12 strips.