Removing Vinyl Glue From Concrete

If the existing floor is still smooth or can be smoothed with a few patches of fixall then the new floor can be laid directly on top of the old vinyl or linoleum floor.

Removing vinyl glue from concrete.

If you don t have a heat gun you can try using a hair dryer on the highest heat setting. Removing vinyl from concrete is similar to removing it from subfloor. For stubborn vinyl and glue that is stuck to the floor use a heat gun to soften the plastic flooring and adhesive. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.

If you do have black glue on your concrete floor and you don t know how old it is it could contain asbestos. It s a tough cookie and it only gets tougher with age. Remember what we said about vinyl adhesive. First the tile itself is taken up either cut pried or chiseled from the floor.

Much to our relief tiler said not necessary he just tiled over the glue remnants. However getting the adhesive off the concrete may prove to be more difficult. One common alternative to removing old linoleum or vinyl floors is to put a new one right over it. You can aim a blow gun at the vinyl or put it under several layers of paper and pass an iron over.

Said as long as surface vinyl etc. Removing the glue from floors after a tile removal. With vinyl the answer is fire or heat if you will. Heat will soften vinyl enough for you to have a go at it with a putty knife.

Alternative approaches to removing vinyl linoleum flooring. If that doesn t get the glue off you will need to use a commercial adhesive stripper to soften and remove the glue. Not carpeting is well adhered removal of it is not necessary for tiling. Start by scraping the glue with a pry bar or scraper.

Most vinyl tile flooring installed in the 60 s 70 s and early 80 s had asbestos in both the glue and the tiles. Either lift vinyl with a floor scraper or cut manageable pieces to remove as much vinyl flooring as possible.