Removing vinyl DIY

Is it easy to remove vinyl DIY?

Asked by khalid on 27th Nov 2022
Expert Trade Answers
"Turn the heat gun on low and allow it to warm up. ...
Starting at one corner of the room, apply the heat gun to a section of adhesive until it softens.
Scrape the softened adhesive away with your putty knife.
Repeat these steps until you've removed the glue from the entire room."
Answered on 27th Nov 2022 - Member since Oct 2022 - report
"In most cases, vinyl and linoleum are only glued down along the perimeter of the room. This makes the majority of your removal pretty simple. Measure 10 inches from the wall and cut through the vinyl or linoleum with your utility knife, moving parallel to the wall around the perimeter of the room."
Answered on 5th Jan 2024 - Member since Jul 2022 - report
"It all depends on what glue has been used but most the time if you cut it into small strips and abit of force it will come up"
Answered on 27th Nov 2022 - Member since Oct 2022 - report
"Depends how it was fixed. If they thought about replacing should be easy to remove."
Answered on 29th Nov 2022 - Member since Aug 2021 - report
"Yes it should well be,
Some may be stuck down all over which may be time consuming"
Answered on 3rd Dec 2022 - Member since Dec 2022 - report
"Quite easy, unless is attached with some kind of adhesive underneath."
Answered on 5th Dec 2023 - Member since Nov 2023 - report
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