How To Remove A Sheet Vinyl Floor

With a plywood subfloor you have two choices.

How to remove a sheet vinyl floor. Once you ve removed as much as you can with the prybar use the 5 in 1 tool or any floor scraper tool to scrape off the. Use a heavy duty scraper to remove the old vinyl image 2. Remove the baseboard trim. The old vinyl will probably come up in small pieces and in some areas the paper backing separates from the vinyl itself and remains on the floor.

Resist the urge to pull up the sheet with your hands. Try removing the center section of flooring. If quarter round trim has been installed in front of the baseboards as a way of covering the gap between the. Scrape away the linoleum or vinyl and glue with a wide putty knife utility knife brick chisel paint scraper hammer.

Next locate a section of the floor with no glue underneath. In the middle of the room cut a section of the vinyl about 6 to 12 inches wide. Cut into 12 inch strips. Remove the quarter round trim.

To remove old vinyl remove the transition strips image 1 that hold the carpet in place. To remove vinyl flooring you must first take all furniture out of the room giving yourself. Use the flat end of the pry bar to chip away at the glue underneath the vinyl. The upside of removing sheet vinyl flooring is that most of the time it s perimeter installed meaning there is no glue or adhesive in the middle of the floor making it easy to remove without much effort.