Removing Old Sheet Vinyl Flooring

Removing vinyl flooring with asbestos requires special safety clothing and breathing respirators.

Removing old sheet vinyl flooring.

Cut out the subfloor and linoleum or vinyl flooring as one piece. Use power to chip out floor tile. Then turn it on and let er rip photo 2. Next locate a section of the floor with no glue underneath.

If the adhesive is old you will discover that the tool chips away the adhesive fairly easily. 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. Scrape away the linoleum or vinyl and glue with a wide putty knife utility knife brick chisel paint scraper hammer. With a plywood subfloor you have two choices.

Use the flat end of the pry bar to chip away at the glue underneath the vinyl. As you chisel use your other hand to keep peeling back the sheet vinyl. With a freshly sharpened five in one tool force the sharp end between the sheet vinyl and subfloor in jabbing strokes. Cut into 12 inch strips.

Professionals will not remove the flooring if it is dry by drilling sanding dry scraping or. Here s how to remove vinyl flooring so you never have to look at it again. Next adjust the angle on the floor scraper until it pulls up vinyl without gouging the subfloor.