If the vinyl is glued you have two options.
How to pull up vinyl sheet flooring.
Cutting in narrow strips makes the task more manageable.
Take up peeling flooring to allow the surface of the subfloor to dry out.
To remove vinyl flooring from a wood subfloor you may want to try one of the following three methods.
To remove old resilient flooring first cut it into parallel strips about 6 inches wide with a utility knife.
How to remove vinyl or linoleum floors.
You can use a commercial adhesive stripper or use acetone to soften and remove the glue as well as an electric hand sander for tough to remove spots.
Heat about 1 3 cup of water in a microwave or on a stove top until it s too hot to touch but not boiling and pour this over the area you will be removing.
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Use the utility knife to cut straight down the middle of your vinyl floor.
As you chisel use your other hand to keep peeling back the sheet vinyl.
Easily remove flooring glue with tips tricks to make the job go smoothly.
You can scrape it off with a floor scraper or you can cover it with plastic.
Start removing vinyl flooring right here using a utility knife to cut the material into 12 inch strips.
If removal is more difficult use a heat gun to soften the adhesive.
If the adhesive is old you will discover that the tool chips away the adhesive fairly easily.
Scrape the remaining glue with a floor scraper or pry bar.
Scrape linoleum or vinyl floor glue.
Use a hammer to tap a stiff putty knife or brick chisel under the linoleum to break it loose.
Next move about 12 inches to the right or left and cut a strip parallel to the first.
Use a paint scraper to dig underneath the vinyl and then elbow grease to pull it up.
Pull up each one gently.
Cut and pull up the vinyl in narrow strips to reveal the glue.
Next locate a section of the floor with no glue underneath.