Pull or scrape the flooring off of a concrete subfloor if moisture is damaging it.
Best way to pull up sheet vinyl.
Start by working your scraper or the edge of your oscillating multitool.
Pull up on the.
Pull the linoleum up in strips to reveal the linoleum glue.
Once it s cut gently lift the strip of vinyl until you encounter resistance from the glue near the perimeter.
If the adhesive is old you will discover that the tool chips away the adhesive fairly easily.
Remove the flooring with a hand held floor scraper after putting on work gloves.
In some cases vinyl can be glued directly to old vinyl ceramic tile and wood floors but special fillers and glue down procedures are needed.
You ll go back later to pull up any remaining paper backing and or adhesive.
Pull up each one gently.
If it comes up easily there s too much moisture in the concrete to install a sheet vinyl floor.
How to remove basic sheet vinyl flooring the easy way.
As you chisel use your other hand to keep peeling back the sheet vinyl.
Use a 5 in 1 scraper to loosen the vinyl.
With a freshly sharpened five in one tool force the sharp end between the sheet vinyl and subfloor in jabbing strokes.
Roll the vinyl as you make your way down the length of the strip.
Remove the top layer of linoleum first.
The concrete probably hasn t.
Start removing vinyl flooring right here using a utility knife to cut the material into 12 inch strips.
Then try scraping it and it should come off without as much effort.
If it doesn t come off you will need to use the prybar and hammer to chip at the hardened adhesive.
If difficult try a heat gun to soften it and then pull it off.
After 72 hours try to pull up the vinyl.
You ll probably be able to pull the vinyl off of the wettest areas without scraping.
Where you encounter resistance from the glue use a scraper tool.