How To Remove Sheet Vinyl From Wood Subfloor

After the adhesive has been removed allow ample time for the floor to dry.

How to remove sheet vinyl from wood subfloor. With a freshly sharpened five in one tool force the sharp end between the sheet vinyl and subfloor in jabbing strokes. Removing vinyl from concrete is similar to removing it from subfloor. The goal is to have a wooden subfloor. If you remove vinyl flooring but the glue remains lodged on the subfloor try this.

Start by scraping the glue with a pry bar or scraper. If that doesn t get the glue off you will need to use a commercial adhesive stripper to soften and remove the glue. Once the floor is completely dry rent a floor sander and edger to sand the floor smooth and remove any traces of adhesive. When removing old vinyl sheeting stubborn glue remnants can remain adhered to the subfloor.

If the adhesive is old you will discover that the tool chips away the adhesive fairly easily. Sand and refinish wood floor. Combine warm water and soap in a bucket then apply it liberally to the glue allowing time for the mixture to. In order for the new tiles to stay adhered the subfloor surface must be completely flat.

Wood subfloor measure and cut 1 4 inch or thicker plywood with a circular saw to fit the entire floor of the room where you are installing vinyl flooring. Once the adhesive is loose use a floor scraper to remove as much of it as you can. Removing old linoleum or vinyl is generally quite difficult because wood a common subfloor is porous thus absorbing the adhesives. If however the vinyl flooring was laid over concrete you can soak a 2x2 foot area of the flooring with warm water for about 5 minutes before scraping it up which helps ease the process tremendously.

If you are removing vinyl flooring from a wood subfloor you don t want to get it too wet as it can cause issues with the wood. The uneven texture caused by the glue remnants makes laying new tile nearly impossible.