The vinyl appears to have been stuck down with builders mastic type glue
2006-12-12 08:28:25 · 16 answers · asked by michael k 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Whether it's sheet goods or tiles. You can use a heat gun like the ones used to remove old paint on exterior surfaces. Get into an area where part of it is loose or starting to come up. If it's down tightly everywher then just pick a corner area. Gently heat it up and put a sharp object into it, the begin to lift. As the flooring begins to come up just slowly fan the heat gun ahead of where you are and lift with pliers, wide scaper or something. the flooring and adhesive can burn you. It's difficult but it will come up. They usually use floor tile & carpet adhesive on concrete floors. It'll take you a little while to get the feel of it. Amount of heat needed and how long. Good luck & have fun!
2006-12-12 08:38:09 · answer #1 · answered by Bullett Bob 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if it is stuck down well leave it down and go over it with the new floor. some of the frelay floors will not telegraph through the existing patern otherwise the old flooring can be skim coated with an embossing fill product and the new floor installed if the flooring was put in befor the mid 70's it could have a backer that contains asbestose. it made for some very durable flooring but there are hazards to remove them especialy sanding grinding or chipping them out as has been mentioned.
2006-12-13 07:26:42 · answer #2 · answered by oreos40 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is a machine that can be rented at many places that rent floor sanders, for exactly that job; it is like a big scraper on the end of a stick, electric, of course, the motion is jab,jab. To remove the glue that sometimes remains, use paraffin based methylene chloride stripper, scrub-brush-on-a-stick, powdered laundry detergent, and hot water, and a squeegee on a stick. An appropriate stripper can be read about ar www.paintbusters.com.All this is assuming the job is big enough to go through all that. But if it is, the way I've described is THE effective way to do the job.
2006-12-12 11:48:02 · answer #3 · answered by paintbusters 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the past I have used a heat gun to soften the tile & mastic glue, and wide scraper to ease up the tile sucessfully. Remember to wear rigger gloves to protect you hands !
Good luck !
2006-12-12 08:35:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A wide headed brick chisel and a hammer. I'm afraid.
It's tough work, but someones gotta do it. It's the only way to get a good enough finish on the floor.
2006-12-12 08:37:59 · answer #5 · answered by Moorglademover 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With great difficulty! I had that in my bathroom, nightmare!I used a wall paper scraper but was left with loads of sticky stuff. I left that there. When it came to doing the hall I just went over it.
2006-12-12 12:30:44 · answer #6 · answered by itgirl23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can get a corner up to grip, it may just rip up. Otherwise yo need a chisel or sharp scraper. I don't think there's an easier way, sorry.
2006-12-12 08:32:24 · answer #7 · answered by migdalski 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get your self a hoe used if possible, have someone heat it and bend it straight then scrap up the tile
2006-12-12 09:50:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try peeling a bit up & using a scraper and a hair dryer or boiling hot water, but not both together!!!!
2006-12-12 08:31:26 · answer #9 · answered by jamesoliver 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rip up all loose edges, if the rest is solid leave it there, i tiled over mine 20 yrs ago and have had no problems.
2006-12-12 09:05:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋