Removing Paper Backed Vinyl Flooring

Vinyl flooring is a popular option.

Removing paper backed vinyl flooring. Use a scraper and a chisel to loosen large gobs of glue. You can leave it for hours and come back to it to and stays as a gel coating so helps contains fibres. It is hard work. Use a hammer to tap a stiff putty knife or brick chisel under the linoleum to break it loose.

How to remove linoleum tile adhesive paper from wood floors. To remove old vinyl remove the transition strips image 1 that hold the carpet in place. Pull up the strips one at a time. It removes any old varnish as well which saves a lot of sanding back.

In some circumstances you can install new flooring such as laminate flooring hardwood or engineered flooring over vinyl flooring as long as it is in good condition. It s inexpensive and easy to install. We are told that the paper layer can contain from 40 to 70 percent asbestos. If you are ready to upgrade your existing floor you will need to remove the old vinyl first.

Linoleum is a resilient floor covering made of a combination of linseed oil cork and limestone. The old vinyl will probably come up in small pieces and in some areas the paper backing separates from the vinyl itself and remains on the floor. Asbestos vinyl sheet flooring has two layers a top layer of vinyl and a bottom layer made from paper that contains asbestos. Remove linoleum or vinyl flooring.

To remove any remaining backing apply heat to the floor in small sections using a wallpaper steamer a heat gun or even a hair dryer. It can be installed over many. Cut out the subfloor and linoleum or vinyl flooring as one piece. Scrape linoleum or vinyl floor glue.

Use a heavy duty scraper to remove the old vinyl image 2. Glued down linoleum and vinyl flooring can be removed from a wood floor without causing too much damage to the wood. To remove old resilient flooring first cut it into parallel strips about 6 inches wide with a utility knife.