Easiest Way To Pull Up Vinyl Flooring

Scrape linoleum or vinyl floor glue.

Easiest way to pull up vinyl flooring.

Vinyl flooring looks great when first installed but eventually it can run its course. You don t need it. Often the best way to deal with this is to replace it with another floor covering in many cases it is easiest simply to leave the vinyl flooring in place and to install the new floor covering over it. The old linoleum peals right up.

Score the flooring into 6 12 strips. Working in small sections score the flooring into strips about 6 to 12 inches wide. Peeling up the material itself is no picnic but the real trial is to get rid of the glue that had been securing the vinyl to the subfloor. Dated worn or torn vinyl flooring cannot easily or effectively be repaired.

Don t waste your money on the dremel. Use a floor scraper on stubborn tiles and adhesives that don t come up easily. Remove the flooring with a hand held floor scraper after putting on work gloves. Cutting in narrow strips makes the task more manageable.

Insert the blade of the scraper under the loosened edge of the flooring and lift up on the handle. To remove old resilient flooring first cut it into parallel strips about 6 inches wide with a utility knife. Pull the linoleum up in strips to reveal the backing or the glue. After the first tile is removed use the floor scraper or pry bar to pull up the remaining tiles.

Use the utility knife to cut straight down the middle of your vinyl floor. If your linoleum features a tile pattern you can use the. Moisture weakens glue bonds and causes the edges to lift. Pull up the rest of the tile with your hands or by using a pry bar.

Typically vinyl flooring is perimeter installed meaning there s no glue or adhesive in the middle of the floor. Vinyl flooring can either be glued to the subfloor or it can float on top of it and either way moisture underneath it causes problems.