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How to pull up vinyl sheet flooring.
Use a paint scraper to dig underneath the vinyl and then elbow grease to pull it up.
To remove old resilient flooring first cut it into parallel strips about 6 inches wide with a utility knife.
As you chisel use your other hand to keep peeling back the sheet vinyl.
How to remove vinyl or linoleum floors.
Typically vinyl flooring is perimeter installed meaning there s no glue or adhesive in the middle of the floor.
Pull up each one gently.
Easily remove flooring glue with tips tricks to make the job go smoothly.
Pull the linoleum up in strips to reveal the backing or the glue.
Take up peeling flooring to allow the surface of the subfloor to dry out.
Heat about 1 3 cup of water in a microwave or on a stove top until it s too hot to touch but not boiling and pour this over the area you will be removing.
Use a hammer to tap a stiff putty knife or brick chisel under the linoleum to break it loose.
You can scrape it off with a floor scraper or you can cover it with plastic.
Cutting in narrow strips makes the task more manageable.
If removal is more difficult use a heat gun to soften the adhesive.
You can use a commercial adhesive stripper or use acetone to soften and remove the glue as well as an electric hand sander for tough to remove spots.
Cut and pull up the vinyl in narrow strips to reveal the glue.
Start removing vinyl flooring right here using a utility knife to cut the material into 12 inch strips.
Next locate a section of the floor with no glue underneath.
If the vinyl is glued you have two options.
Scrape linoleum or vinyl floor glue.
To remove vinyl flooring from a wood subfloor you may want to try one of the following three methods.
Scrape the remaining glue with a floor scraper or pry bar.
If the adhesive is old you will discover that the tool chips away the adhesive fairly easily.