Removing Vinyl Tile Adhesive From Concrete Floor

After you remove the tiles chisel and scrape the adhesive off the concrete as well.

Removing vinyl tile adhesive from concrete floor.

The adhesive will only work if applied directly to the glue on the subfloor. Removing vinyl from concrete is similar to removing it from subfloor. Then use the flat side of a 12 in. You can leave bits of adhesive up to 1 8 in.

Start by scraping the glue with a pry bar or scraper. First the tile itself is taken up either cut pried or chiseled from the floor. For stubborn vinyl and glue that is stuck to the floor use a heat gun to soften the plastic flooring and. If there are still several tiles stuck to the floor place a piece of dry ice on the tile.

Another reason the glue or any adhesive must be removed from vinyl flooring or any flooring if you re installing vinyl stripping is because the new floor can eventually become brittle. Trowel to apply a 1 8 in. Removing the glue from floors after a tile removal. The same quality that makes tile adhesive so reliable can make it a real pain in the rear end when you want to install new tiles especially if the original floor is concrete.

The thing about tile adhesive is that there isn t just one kind. If old glue breaks loose under new vinyl it can cause failures in the new floor covering. If that doesn t get the glue off you will need to use a commercial adhesive stripper to soften and remove the glue. When tile is removed it is frequently a two part process.

Step 1 check the floor for vinyl tiles that are still stuck to the floor. However getting the adhesive off the concrete may prove to be more difficult. So how do you remove floor tile adhesive from a concrete floor. Either lift vinyl with a floor scraper or cut manageable pieces to remove as much vinyl flooring as possible.

With a putty knife peel up a corner of a tile or with a utility knife cut into the vinyl to begin removal of the flooring.