it is in my bathroom and it is so stuck to the floor i can't get some of it up. any advise? thanks
2006-11-22 10:00:14 · 9 answers · asked by J~ME 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
You will probably need a razor floor scraper that may be purchased at Home Depot. One is made by Qep. It's about $30 but well worth it. If the floor is wood, you don't want to use this, use a wedge scraper. If the floor is concrete, use the razor, fill any chips with floor leveling compound. When complete, re-floor.
2006-11-22 13:55:26 · answer #1 · answered by Greg 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How To Remove Laminate Flooring
2016-10-07 02:33:21 · answer #2 · answered by enns 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, I had to do this a couple of years ago...it was a piece of work, got a scrapper with only an 8 inch blade (in hindsight, I should have gotten a larger one, too for the bigger areas), get a gallon of adhesive remover while you're at the hardware store, too. You will work hard to get it off but, it does take some elbow grease and some well deserved breaks! The adhesive remover softens the dried glue making it a ton easier! And be careful scraping that you don't chip the concrete foundation (if that is what you have underneath)
Good Luck!
2006-11-22 15:45:49 · answer #3 · answered by lizard23332001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start by removing the wall moldings around all walls and the door. The first piece will be the hardest. Start in one corner and take up the board on the long side. One side will start easier than the other side. Try both sides until you find the easier side and then unsnap as you go. The easier side is often opposite the door. If necessary you can cut down the side with a saw, sometimes you need to. Just set the blade the thickness of the floor. Once you start it comes up easy.
2016-03-19 08:58:18 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If what you are talking about is the fibreboad underlayment underneath something like linoleum, vinyl or some laminates ... what I used and surprisingly worked perfectly was something like a liquid detergent, like 401, but the cheapest I could find at home depot. I bought 3 of them and poured them on the floor and one of them soaked in and the stuff just lifted right out.
I was hacking and scraping, even sawing before that will little results dry ... but when I soaked it with the detergent liquid and let it soak in, it almost slid off effortlessly.
2006-11-23 07:58:33 · answer #5 · answered by themountainviewguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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it is in my bathroom and it is so stuck to the floor i can't get some of it up. any advise? thanks
2015-08-07 04:55:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a scraper and a heat gun or hair dryer! heat up the tile as hot as you can w/o buring it and than quickley start to scrape it off the floor... takes alot of time and a lot of blisters on ur hands but it works. have fun been there done that!
2006-11-24 00:47:45 · answer #7 · answered by T C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EXACTLY, the trick is go to home depot or any major hardware store and pick up a straight hoe...looks like a hoe but flattened out to look like a scraper.
get it and ram it under the flring fast and it'll snap off then scrape glue as much as possible and use feather-fix to towel smooth and ready for your personal application............
2006-11-22 10:20:22 · answer #8 · answered by ticketoride04 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No easy way to do it. If adhesive was use to secure it to the floor it just might be best to place your new flooring over it.
2006-11-22 10:06:23 · answer #9 · answered by RUDOLPH M 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you cant get it off then just go over it. Make sure its flat and put down subflooring and then go from there.
2006-11-23 02:39:07 · answer #10 · answered by trinity082482 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋