Removing Old Sheet Vinyl Flooring

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Removing old sheet vinyl flooring. If the adhesive is old you will discover that the tool chips away the adhesive fairly easily. Next locate a section of the floor with no glue underneath. Here s how to remove vinyl flooring so you never have to look at it again. Removing vinyl flooring with asbestos requires special safety clothing and breathing respirators.

Use the flat end of the pry bar to chip away at the glue underneath the vinyl. Cut out the subfloor and linoleum or vinyl flooring as one piece. Use power to chip out floor tile. Once you ve removed as much as you can with the prybar use the 5 in 1 tool or any floor scraper tool to scrape off the.

Professionals will not remove the flooring if it is dry by drilling sanding dry scraping or. As you chisel use your other hand to keep peeling back the sheet vinyl. To remove vinyl flooring you must first take all furniture out of the room giving yourself. With a plywood subfloor you have two choices.

Cut into 12 inch strips. Scrape away the linoleum or vinyl and glue with a wide putty knife utility knife brick chisel paint scraper hammer. With a freshly sharpened five in one tool force the sharp end between the sheet vinyl and subfloor in jabbing strokes.