How To Pull Up Vinyl Sheet Flooring

To remove old resilient flooring first cut it into parallel strips about 6 inches wide with a utility knife.

How to pull up vinyl sheet flooring.

To remove vinyl flooring from a wood subfloor you may want to try one of the following three methods. Cut and pull up the vinyl in narrow strips to reveal the glue. Use a paint scraper to dig underneath the vinyl and then elbow grease to pull it up. Take up peeling flooring to allow the surface of the subfloor to dry out.

How to remove vinyl or linoleum floors. Cutting in narrow strips makes the task more manageable. Next move about 12 inches to the right or left and cut a strip parallel to the first. Typically vinyl flooring is perimeter installed meaning there s no glue or adhesive in the middle of the floor.

Tools supplies pry bar scraper https. Use a hammer to tap a stiff putty knife or brick chisel under the linoleum to break it loose. Use the utility knife to cut straight down the middle of your vinyl floor. 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.

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. With a freshly sharpened five in one tool force the sharp end between the sheet vinyl and subfloor in jabbing strokes. Pull up each one gently.

If removal is more difficult use a heat gun to soften the adhesive. 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. If the vinyl is glued you have two options.

As you chisel use your other hand to keep peeling back the sheet vinyl. 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. You can scrape it off with a floor scraper or you can cover it with plastic.