Tearing up linoleum floor quesions

[Homerboy]

Taring up a small chunk of linoleum floor in my house. It leaving behind the bottom paper layer and glue. Do they make some sort of glue dissolvent that will release/eat away the glue and let me scrape this junk off without bustin' my back?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

What is under the linoleum? Sub-floor, slab, more linoleum?

 

[herrjimbo]

we did this 10 years ago. after 2 weeks of back breaking work scraping off the old glue and paper backing, the new flooring people put another thin subfloor down. before you kill yourself, see what the installers are gonna do.

 

[Chunkee]

get a scraper at home depot or lowes...they are in the tile flooring section i believe...dont use solvent

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

if it's not over wood, try Bean-E-Doo

 

[Jumpem]

Just put the new flooring over it.

 

[Kelemvor]

What are you putting down for new flooring? I'd also look into putting it right over the top depending on what it will be. They make pads to go in between. That's what we did in our kitchen when we put down a fake wood floor. Worked great.

 

[imported_weadjust]

Rent a tile stipper machine.

http://www.drponline.net/700bearcatstrippermachine.aspx

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: Kelemvor
What are you putting down for new flooring? I'd also look into putting it right over the top depending on what it will be. They make pads to go in between. That's what we did in our kitchen when we put down a fake wood floor. Worked great.

This.

If it's not bumpy you can just put the new flooring over. You don't need it to be perfect with 100% of the glue gone, just enough so you have a nice flat surface for the new flooring.

 

[Jumpem]

We replaced the vinyl flooring in our kitchen and bathrooms with tile. the contractor just put the cement board down over the vinyl, and then the tile. No issues so far with it.

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
What is under the linoleum? Sub-floor, slab, more linoleum?

And, how thick are the remnants of glue that are left? If it isn't too thick you could just cover it as others have said.

I wouldn't want to suggest you use any solvents on a sub-floor otherwise you might de-laminate the layers of the sub-floor.

 

[Homerboy]

its concrete underneath so solvents are fine

tile (slate) will be going over.

 

[Jumpem]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
its concrete underneath so solvents are fine

tile (slate) will be going over.

No need to take it up. Just put mortar down and set the tile.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: Jumpem

Originally posted by: Homerboy
its concrete underneath so solvents are fine

tile (slate) will be going over.

No need to take it up. Just put mortar down and set the tile.

nope gotta
the linoleum is only over half the floor (other half was carpet). So it would be uneven if I left it down (besides its already torn up).

 

[bctbct]

buy a 4" razor scaper, should be pretty easy to clean off if you are down to the paper and the glue

 

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[Billb2]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
its concrete underneath so solvents are fine

tile (slate) will be going over.

You can rent things like this.
They have a vibrating scraper blade and will pretty much remove anything.

 

[drnickriviera]

Originally posted by: bctbct
buy a 4" razor scaper, should be pretty easy to clean off if you are down to the paper and the glue

this is all i've used to remove thousands of sq ft of it.

 

[Greenman]

Originally posted by: weadjust
Rent a tile stipper machine.

http://www.drponline.net/700bearcatstrippermachine.aspx

This is the correct answer.

Don't listen to all the weekend contractors, don't listen to the guys that got a cheese ball job. Rent the right tool, do the job properly.

 

[Billb2]

Originally posted by: Greenman

Originally posted by: weadjust
Rent a tile stipper machine.

http://www.drponline.net/700bearcatstrippermachine.aspx

This is the correct answer.

:thumbsup:

 

[dquan97]

Originally posted by: Greenman

Originally posted by: weadjust
Rent a tile stipper machine.

http://www.drponline.net/700bearcatstrippermachine.aspx

This is the correct answer.

Don't listen to all the weekend contractors, don't listen to the guys that got a cheese ball job. Rent the right tool, do the job properly.

According to the OP, it's only a small area. Too much firepower for a small job. Use a razor scraper. I did 25 sq ft in < 1hr.

 

[Elbryn]

probably not the best method for a large area but i bought a cheapo electric planer for a small bathroom, shaved off most of the paper then went over with a belt sander to even everything out. could i have used a 4" scraper and a hammer, sure but the power tools saved me quite a bit of sweat.

 

[KMc]

Originally posted by: Billb2

Originally posted by: Greenman

Originally posted by: weadjust
Rent a tile stipper machine.

http://www.drponline.net/700bearcatstrippermachine.aspx

This is the correct answer.

:thumbsup:

I rented one of these and did a kitchen and an entryway in less than an hour.