Removing Linoleum Adhesive From Concrete Before Tiling

Popping off old vinyl tile is fairly easy just use a heavy scraper and elbow grease.

Removing linoleum adhesive from concrete before tiling.

The top is a layer of flooring material that should come off fairly easily and the bottom is a paper backing with adhesive. Said as long as surface vinyl etc. Removing old adhesive can be labor intensive depending on the type of material. Much to our relief tiler said not necessary he just tiled over the glue remnants.

The easy way to remove linoleum adhesive from a concrete floor. If that doesn t get the glue off you will need to use a commercial adhesive stripper to soften and remove the glue. Never try to remove this type of adhesive yourself. The easiest way to remove linoleum from concrete.

Scrape up as much adhesive as possible keeping the blade sharp with a sharpening stone as you go. Vinyl adhesive most types of vinyl adhesives must be removed with a solvent. When you remove that floor covering to make way for new flooring you may encounter the mastic and wonder whether it is safe to remove the main concern surrounding this question is that black mastic often contains asbestos. Removing vinyl from concrete is similar to removing it from subfloor.

Then attack the adhesive with a razor scraper photo 1. Not carpeting is well adhered removal of it is not necessary for tiling. Start by scraping the glue with a pry bar or scraper. Asbestos adhesive before 1984 asbestos was commonly mixed with adhesives to make them stronger.

If your tiles meet these criteria. To determine if your linoleum contains asbestos look for tiles measuring 9 or 12 inches in size and those that are dark in color or have a dark colored adhesive. If the adhesive is hard and brittle use a chopping motion to break it up. If the glue on your concrete is black and has a tar like appearance call a professional for help.

Used wood stripper to try to start removing indoor outdoor carpet glue from concrete on my daughter s veranda. However getting the adhesive off the concrete may prove to be more difficult. To fully remove linoleum you ll need to tackle both of its layers. Thinset and wood flooring adhesive are the most difficult to remove.