How To Take Up A Linoleum Floor

Just grab the corner and pull.

How to take up a linoleum floor.

If your linoleum features a tile pattern you can use the. In most cases you have to scrape up the old linoleum which is most likely 12 inch square tiles then you have to remove the crusty old adhesive underneath alternatively you may have sheet flooring more likely vinyl than linoleum that is glued only along the edges or your linoleum tiles may be bonded to. To remove the linoleum and subfloor together drill a hole through the floor to determine how thick the plywood is. Begin by doing as much of the prying as possible with the tip of a flat pry bar chiseling under the vinyl to separate it from the underlayment.

Remove linoleum or vinyl flooring. Score the flooring into 6 12 strips. The process to remove old linoleum flooring is simple if not always easy. Mostly the top layer only will come up but there might be places where the glue is worn that also come up with just a little tug.

Follow the pre cut seams to remove the linoleum topper. Remove glued down flooring with a pry bar. Since it s easier to work with smaller strips it helps if you score the linoleum or vinyl with a razor knife into 12 wide strips. After you have cut the flooring in a section you will want to remove the top layer of linoleum.

Then begin by sliding the automatic scraper underneath a pre cut seam and lifting the linoleum up with your free hand. Whether it is the entire floor or just the perimeter glued down flooring is best removed through tenacious hard scraping. Working in small sections score the flooring into strips about 6 to 12 inches wide. Set the saw blade to cut just 1 8 inch deeper and cut away a section of flooring on one side of the room.

Depending on the job this process is sometimes quicker than removing the topper by hand.