Remove Vinyl Flooring Off Cement

You can aim a blow gun at the vinyl or put it under several layers of paper and pass an iron over the top.

Remove vinyl flooring off cement.

Now using prybar you have to apply force. Using a utility knife score the flooring into 6 12 strips. Before that set wood block under the prybar. If difficult try a heat gun to soften it and then pull it off.

Cut it into strips about 6 inches wide. If that doesn t get the glue off you will need to use a commercial adhesive stripper to soften and remove the glue. If it is remove the vinyl flooring first follow the same steps as above and then remove the screws before removing the subfloor. It is because baseboard sticks the edges of the flooring.

Pull the linoleum up in strips to reveal the linoleum glue. However getting the adhesive off the concrete may prove to be more difficult. Never allow for a hot object to come into actual contact with vinyl. Then put the prybar on the meeting place of trim and wall.

Start removing vinyl flooring right here using a utility knife to cut the material into 12 inch strips. Pull up each one gently. Where you encounter resistance from the glue use a scraper tool. Check to see if the underlayment is screwed into the subfloor.

Heat will soften vinyl enough for you to have a go at it with a putty knife. Working in sections apply heat to soften the bottom. Firstly you have to put the wood block just a few inches above the dashboard. Remove the top layer of flooring material with a scraper or oscillating tool.

How to remove linoleum or vinyl flooring from concrete. This is probably the easiest type of subfloor to get linoleum or vinyl off of but it s still no picnic. Once all fasteners are detached cut the floor with a wood saw in 2 to 3 foot sections for easy removal and disposal. Once it has softened enough scrape it off with a scraping knife.

Removing vinyl from concrete is similar to removing it from subfloor.