Remove Linoleum From Concrete Floor

The top is a layer of flooring material that should come off fairly easily.

Remove linoleum from concrete floor.

However getting the adhesive off the concrete may prove to be more difficult. Set the saw blade to cut just 1 8 inch deeper and cut away a section of flooring on one side of the room. If that doesn t get the glue off you will need to use a commercial adhesive stripper to soften and remove the glue. To remove the linoleum and subfloor together drill a hole through the floor to determine how thick the plywood is.

Remove the top layer of flooring material. Start by scraping the glue with a pry bar or scraper. However with some elbow grease and time this task is manageable. Removing linoleum floor from a concrete base can be hard work.

Remove plywood linoleum or vinyl floor together. Once this adhesive cures it is quite hard to remove. Linoleum has been down since 1970 and is adhered to the concrete subfloor. However with the right materials and guidelines this is a task you can accomplish yourself.

If the linoleum has been fully bonded to underlayment usually 1 4 inch thick plywood installed on top of the subfloor the easiest solution is to remove the underlayment and the flooring together. 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. Removing linoleum from concrete surfaces are the easiest of all surfaces. Removing vinyl from concrete is similar to removing it from subfloor.

To fully remove linoleum you ll need to tackle both of its layers. When linoleum was installed adhesives were used to secure it. Removing linoleum from concrete can be a daunting task. The biggest challenge is created by the adhesive used to attach the linoleum onto the concrete as it can leave a mess behind.