Removing Vinyl Tiles From Wood Floor

Many people choose peel and stick vinyl tiles when installing a floor in a bathroom or kitchen because they are so easy to use.

Removing vinyl tiles from wood floor.

As long as the vinyl flooring is in good structural condition it can accept laminate some wood flooring carpet and some types of vinyl. How to remove vinyl floor tile squares. Is removing a vinyl floor as easy as installing one. Use a broom or shop vac to pick up all the debris that now litters the room.

Typically vinyl flooring is perimeter installed meaning there s no glue or adhesive in the middle of the floor. The difficulty behind removing the tiles lies with the glue that was used to hold them in place. In many cases it is easiest simply to leave the vinyl flooring in place and to install the new floor covering over it. The difficult way the wrong was and the easy.

Finish removing vinyl flooring with some cleanup. Make your life easier with a heating gun. In this video i show you the right and wrong way to remove vinyl sticky tile from your floor 3 different ways. Use the utility knife to cut straight down the middle of your vinyl floor.

About press copyright contact us creators advertise developers terms privacy policy safety how youtube works test new features press copyright contact us creators. With the right tools like a scraper utility knife and a little elbow grease this diy project is about as simple as it gets. Then scrape the tiles up with a wide putty knife or a chisel and hammer. Depending on how easy the tiles are to pry up you may need either a crowbar or chisel and hammer to pop the tiles off the floor.

If the glue has a very strong hold you may even need to cut the tiles and pry them up piece by piece to get them off. How to re glue loose parquet wood pieces. Before you know it you ll be removing that outdated vinyl whether it comes in plank sheet or tile form and putting in new flooring in no time.