Removing Vinyl Glue From Concrete

One common alternative to removing old linoleum or vinyl floors is to put a new one right over it.

Removing vinyl glue from concrete.

First the tile itself is taken up either cut pried or chiseled from the floor. When tile is removed it is frequently a two part process. Alternative approaches to removing vinyl linoleum flooring. Most vinyl tile flooring installed in the 60 s 70 s and early 80 s had asbestos in both the glue and the tiles.

If you do have black glue on your concrete floor and you don t know how old it is it could contain asbestos. You can aim a blow gun at the vinyl or put it under several layers of paper and pass an iron over. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Said as long as surface vinyl etc.

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. For stubborn vinyl and glue that is stuck to the floor use a heat gun to soften the plastic flooring and adhesive. Remember what we said about vinyl adhesive. Heat will soften vinyl enough for you to have a go at it with a putty knife.

If you don t have a heat gun you can try using a hair dryer on the highest heat setting. With vinyl the answer is fire or heat if you will. If that doesn t get the glue off you will need to use a commercial adhesive stripper to soften and remove the glue. However getting the adhesive off the concrete may prove to be more difficult.

It s a tough cookie and it only gets tougher with age. Removing the glue from floors after a tile removal. Much to our relief tiler said not necessary he just tiled over the glue remnants. Used wood stripper to try to start removing indoor outdoor carpet glue from concrete on my daughter s veranda.

Not carpeting is well adhered removal of it is not necessary for tiling. Removing vinyl from concrete is similar to removing it from subfloor.