Removing old glued down vinyl tiles

Question

There are some old vinyl tiles glued down in my kitchen. Any tips on how to remove them? They seem pretty well stuck down.

Rhys · Answer

Try abd pull up a little bit of a corner and then Use a heat gun which will make them pull up easy.

James · Answer

Heat gun and a scraper needs to be used and then normally screed over to get rid of glue residue or use ardex na and screed over the top

Martin · Answer

Old thermoplastic tiles have trace elements of asbestos, professionally removed is usually best. I just completed a job last week that involved exactly that. Mechanically removed then the screed required diamond grinding to remove the leftover bitumen, then a surface damp proof membrane and smoothing compound was also required prior to laying the new floor

Carlton · Answer

You could use a heat gun to warm the glue up giving it some movement however if you can't or don't have one of these then try cutting strips and pulling up each strip, if there are 2 of you then it makes the pulling a lot easier

Simon · Answer

Sometimes warming the area will help loosen the glue and make the tiles easier to remove.

Greg · Answer

Removing old glued down vinyl tiles can be challenging, but here are a few tips to help you:
Use a heat gun to soften the adhesive, making it easier to remove the tiles.
Use a scraper or a putty knife to gently pry up the tiles.
Solvents: Apply a commercial adhesive remover to help loosen the glue, following the manufacturer's instructions.
If other methods fail, you can use a FESTOOL Diamond Grinder Renofix 130 with a diamond abrasive disc.

Robert · Answer

i use a window fitters quarter moon knife or a bully stripper with a thin blade but that's a specialist tool which costs over £1k. Quarter moon knife and some pain should do it.

Petrica · Answer

Yes you can remove and fix the new one is not very  hard you have to cut the tiles like 4 inch each and scrape up with something sharp

Imrich · Answer

It's very heardjob only just with dril be cause I be fire tied with hesn and was no good only with drill sorry if I don't help you

Alan · Answer

Hi carolle the best way to remove them is to apply some heat I.e heat gun or hairdryer should help them come up easily.  Depending on what flooring your putting down you may have to put a self levelling compound down to kill off the old adhesive

Removing old glued down vinyl tiles

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