okay so i just figured out i could have put my new linoleum over my old one but i already started tearing it out. the old one is like a hard linoleum tile that just chips away and it is taking me like 3 whole minutes on each one so how can i do this faster?? i already used a blow dryer that did'nt work. plus i'm broke so i can't buy any products. HELP!
2007-02-11 11:05:25 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Ok, stop scraping... go to Home depot... for about $6 you can buy "floor leveler"... you mix it with water in a bucket and just smooth it on over the uneven part of the old floor. Once it hardens... about 1 hour or so... you can put your new floor tiles over it and be done!
Good Luck!
2007-02-11 11:57:40 · answer #1 · answered by 6kidsANDalwaysFIXINGsomething 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Andrew,
I may be able to help you complete your project. I've been loving the flooring industry for over 8 years now and I study it intensely. I need more information though. What is under the tile? Is your tile installed with adhesive over a concrete or wood substrate? Old linoleum as you have found out is very brittle. It is a natural product produced with linseed oils that dry out over time. What color is your adhesive? What method are you currently using to try to remove the tiles? I need additional details to help you.
Jen
2007-02-11 14:45:56 · answer #2 · answered by Jen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A clothes iron works really well. Just cover the iron with a thin cloth, Run it over the tile you are removing then pull it up carefully. The iron melts the adhiesive and the tile comes up easily. Don't pull straight up it will break. Pull at an angla.
2007-02-11 13:34:19 · answer #3 · answered by imagineitekj 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you leave the linoleum, put a cheap sub-floor on top of that. It would save so much time, and not really cost that much extra. I know what you are doing, I have been there, never again. Good luck.
2007-02-11 11:19:26 · answer #4 · answered by Z 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
make a patch to cover your exploratory work and go with the other plan to over lay it if you are working with a good surface and the remainder, I have nailed in stuff and got a cheap five gallon can of auto Bond and troweled in the variables and went over the top of it
2007-02-11 12:27:02 · answer #5 · answered by bev 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy some gloves LOL
Floor leveler sounds like your best bet
You can also try a small plumbing torch if you have one
2007-02-11 13:48:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋