Removing linoleum floor from a concrete base can be hard work.
Remove linoleum from concrete floor.
Set the saw blade to cut just 1 8 inch deeper and cut away a section of flooring on one side of the room.
However with some elbow grease and time this task is manageable.
Removing linoleum from concrete surfaces are the easiest of all surfaces.
Start by removing a flooring transition strip baseboard molding or perhaps an in floor heat register to get a view of a cross section of the flooring.
Remove the top layer of flooring material.
When linoleum was installed adhesives were used to secure it.
To remove the linoleum and subfloor together drill a hole through the floor to determine how thick the plywood is.
However getting the adhesive off the concrete may prove to be more difficult.
Remove plywood linoleum or vinyl floor together.
Start by scraping the glue with a pry bar or scraper.
Removing vinyl from concrete is similar to removing it from subfloor.
If that doesn t get the glue off you will need to use a commercial adhesive stripper to soften and remove the glue.
The easy way to remove linoleum adhesive from a concrete floor.
Removing linoleum from concrete can be a daunting task.
The top is a layer of flooring material that should come off fairly easily.
However with the right materials and guidelines this is a task you can accomplish yourself.
We ve tried boiling water with zero luck and a chemical remover that home depot carried to remove linoleum glue.
The easiest way to remove linoleum from concrete.
Linoleum has been down since 1970 and is adhered to the concrete subfloor.
The biggest challenge is created by the adhesive used to attach the linoleum onto the concrete as it can leave a mess behind.