Easy Way To Remove Old Vinyl Tile

Everyone loves peel and stick tile.

Easy way to remove old vinyl tile.

Learn the easy secret to removing peel and stick tile in this quick tutorial. Use a broom or shop vac to pick up all the debris that now litters the room. For how to remove vinyl tile start by scoring the vinyl photo 1. The entire job was over in less than 20 minutes and i didn t even break a sweat.

Removing tile isn t an easy project. Scrape linoleum or vinyl floor glue. The previous owner of our house unfortunately tried to renovate and improve the recently refinished and refurbished original clear vertical grain fir floors by sticking self adhesive vinyl tiles to them to create area rugs of faux parquet an. More popular for kitchen and bathroom installations removing tile vinyl flooring is typically quick and easy.

Until you have to remove it. It s very labor intensive but it s also expensive to pay someone else to do. If all of the above seems like way too much work. Vinyl flooring looks great when first installed but eventually it can run its course.

By gene hamilton katie hamilton. Use a hammer to tap a stiff putty knife or brick chisel under the linoleum to break it loose. How to easily remove vinyl tiles. Often the best way to deal with this is to replace it with another floor covering in many cases it is easiest simply to leave the vinyl flooring in place and to install the new floor covering over it.

Be sure to protect yourself during the battle by wearing the safety equipment recommended below. For the next flooring removal job i rented a power floor scraper. So it pays to learn how to remove tile and actually rip up any old flooring tile yourself. To remove old resilient flooring first cut it into parallel strips about 6 inches wide with a utility knife.

Finish removing vinyl flooring with some cleanup. Vinyl tiles are usually square and made to mimic the look of stone tile or can be found in fun graphic patterns. Peel and stick tile seems to be every diy decorator s best friend. Cut out the subfloor and linoleum or vinyl flooring as one piece.

Dated worn or torn vinyl flooring cannot easily or effectively be repaired. Remove linoleum flooring if you re ready to remove your old linoleum flooring let these instructions guide you through the process and pave the way for a new look. It s inexpensive easy to install and looks good.