How To Take Up Sheet Vinyl Flooring

Allow the new vinyl floor to acclimate to the room by leaving it in the room where it ll be installed for at least 24 hours prior to cutting.

How to take up sheet vinyl flooring. Use a utility or floor knife and cut strips out of the flooring that are about 12 inches wide. For how to remove vinyl tile start by scoring the vinyl photo 1. Cutting in narrow strips makes. In most communities sheet vinyl flooring cannot be recycled so you probably will need to landfill it.

Next move about 12 inches to the right or left and cut a strip parallel to the first. For the next flooring removal job i rented a power floor scraper. To remove old resilient flooring first cut it into parallel strips about 6 inches wide with a utility knife. Vinyl flooring is sold in 6 foot and 12 foot widths making it possible to install a seamless floor in smaller rooms such as bathrooms halls and kitchens.

Get rid of the glue. To remove vinyl flooring you must first take all furniture out of the room giving yourself unimpeded access to the work. Cut into 12 inch strips. Check along the corners of the vinyl and locate a place where the vinyl is not glued down.

There are two ways to measure and fit vinyl. Scrape linoleum or vinyl floor glue. Step 5 scrape adhesive use the strips to slowly begin to pull up the vinyl. The machine rents for about 40 for four hours.

The entire job was over in less than 20 minutes and i didn t even break a sweat. Use a hammer to tap a stiff putty knife or brick chisel under the linoleum to break it loose. Pull the linoleum up in strips to reveal the backing or the glue. Use the utility knife to cut straight down the middle of your vinyl floor.

Roll the vinyl as you make your way down the length of the strip.