Removing Vinyl Flooring Glue From Concrete

If the glue on your concrete is black and has a tar like appearance call a professional for help.

Removing vinyl flooring glue from concrete.

If you don t have a heat gun you can try using a hair dryer on the highest heat setting. To remove old resilient flooring first cut it into parallel strips about 6 inches wide with a utility knife. Read the complete manufactures instructions the henry product will breakdown the adhesive for a bit of an easier fight. However getting the adhesive off the concrete may prove to be more difficult.

Scrape linoleum or vinyl floor glue. Vinyl adhesive most types of vinyl adhesives must be removed with a solvent. Never try to remove this type of adhesive yourself. Either lift vinyl with a floor scraper or cut manageable pieces to remove as much vinyl flooring as possible.

Start by scraping the glue with a pry bar or scraper. How to remove vinyl flooring from concrete easily the complete guide removing of vinyl cover from the floor is not a difficult task but surely it s a time consuming task. Scrape underlayment with a sharp scraping tool. Pull the linoleum up in strips to reveal the backing or the glue.

Removing vinyl from concrete is similar to removing it from subfloor. So before you get started to this massive task make sure that whether the vinyl cover is definitely unusable or too old. Use a hammer to tap a stiff putty knife or brick chisel under the linoleum to break it loose. Pour adhesive remover on top of the underlayment let it soak a few hours.

The removal of the glue will. This is not an easy process. After the flooring is removed. There will be many holes in the underlayment from removing the flooring so the solvent will slowly seep in.

Your adhesive is already exposed. Invest in a floor scrapper this a long handled tool that will help to scrape up the adhesive to the concrete surface below the glue. If that doesn t get the glue off you will need to use a commercial adhesive stripper to soften and remove the glue.