Scrape the remaining glue with a floor scraper or pry bar.
Best way to remove vinyl tile from concrete floor.
Repeat all steps until the tiles.
Start at a broken tile or between tiles where the grout has loosened.
Depending on the adhesive a scraping is all you may need to remove it.
The best way to remove old vinyl or linoleum floor tile in one piece without having to slowly chip it off.
Heat will soften vinyl enough for you to have a go at it with a putty knife.
Use the flat end of the pry bar to chip away at the glue underneath the vinyl.
Strike the face of stubborn tiles to break them up for easier removal.
Once you ve removed as much as you can with the prybar use the 5 in 1 tool or any floor scraper tool to scrape off the.
Masonry chisel and a 2 lb.
Try a hand scraper first with protective gloves to avoid blisters but if the job proves too difficult you can try a power scraper or a scraper attachment on a reciprocating saw instead.
Cut through one vinyl tile with the utility knife.
Never allow for a hot object to come into actual contact with vinyl.
Vinyl tiles step 1.
How to remove vinyl flooring with a concrete subfloor cut and pull up the vinyl in narrow strips to reveal the glue.
How to remove vinyl tiles from concrete 1.
Apply enough force to pull it up.
With vinyl the answer is fire or heat if you will.
Work the chisel between the tiles and the concrete hammering them up with a 2 lb.
You can use a commercial adhesive stripper or use.
Use a 3 4 or 1 in.
Work the chisel under the tiles forcing them loose.
Soften the tile adhesive by blowing it with the hottest setting on the hair dryer and then scrape it with the putty.
You ll also need to carefully remove all baseboards and any other.
Firstly pry up a corner of the tiles with a putty knife.
If removal is more difficult use a heat gun to soften the adhesive.
Sweep up dust or chipped pieces that come free and dispose of it all in the trash.
You can aim a blow gun at the vinyl or put it under several layers of paper and pass an iron over the top.