Remove Vinyl Adhesive From Concrete Floor

Heat will soften vinyl enough for you to have a go at it with a putty knife.

Remove vinyl adhesive from concrete floor.

If the glue on your concrete is black and has a tar like appearance call a professional for help. You can aim a blow gun at the vinyl or put it under several layers of paper and pass an iron over. With vinyl the answer is fire or heat if you will. Either lift vinyl with a floor scraper or cut manageable pieces to remove as much vinyl flooring as possible.

Vinyl adhesive most types of vinyl adhesives must be removed with a solvent. Pull the linoleum up in strips to reveal the backing or the glue. Scrape linoleum or vinyl floor glue. First the tile itself is taken up either cut pried or chiseled from the floor.

Removing vinyl from concrete is similar to removing it from subfloor. To remove old resilient flooring first cut it into parallel strips about 6 inches wide with a utility knife. It s a tough cookie and it only gets tougher with age. For stubborn vinyl and glue that is stuck to the floor use a heat gun to soften the plastic flooring and adhesive.

Start by scraping the glue with a pry bar or scraper. Never try to remove this type of adhesive yourself. There are plenty of methods for decorating them that can make you want to pull up old carpet and tiling in an instant. So before you get started to this massive task make sure that whether the vinyl cover is definitely unusable or too old.

If that doesn t get the glue off you will need to use a commercial adhesive stripper to soften and remove the glue. Asbestos adhesive before 1984 asbestos was commonly mixed with adhesives to make them stronger. If you don t have a heat gun you can try using a hair dryer on the highest heat setting. Remnants and residues left over aren t pleasant to look at and make it impossible to add new decor or refinish to the concrete.

When tile is removed it is frequently a two part process. Concrete floors aren t the eyesore they used to be. Use a hammer to tap a stiff putty knife or brick chisel under the linoleum to break it loose. Remember what we said about vinyl adhesive.

However if you do this odds are that some adhesive will be left behind in the process.