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.
Conrractor talk remove old black vinyl tile quickly.
You can scrape it off with a floor scraper or you can cover it with plastic.
Most vinyl tile flooring installed in the 60 s 70 s and early 80 s had asbestos in both the glue and the tiles.
If you are ready to upgrade your existing floor you will need to remove the old vinyl first.
A dremel or equivalent multi tool with the grout removing attachment is easiest to use.
How to remove vinyl flooring step 1.
Use a grout saw to cut all the grout loose around the perimeter of the tile you wish to remove.
Covering the old tiles can be a convenient choice to give the interior a new look without any restructuring measures.
If you do have black glue on your concrete floor and you don t know how old it is it could contain asbestos.
In some circumstances you can install new flooring such as laminate flooring hardwood or engineered flooring over vinyl flooring as long as it is in good condition.
Some alternative solutions to tiles today there are plenty.
Use a hammer and chisel to break the tile from the center and work toward the edges.
To remove vinyl flooring you must first take all furniture out of the room giving yourself unimpeded access to the work area.
And plenty of reasons to coat them.
Adhesive pvc tiles are composed of pvc panels that can be applied to the old tiles with a sticker.
It s inexpensive and easy to install.
If the vinyl is glued you have two options.
Either lift vinyl with a floor scraper or cut manageable pieces to remove as much vinyl flooring as possible.
What you need to know about black mastic glue pre 1980.
On the market there are many different solutions to cover the old tiles.
Take up peeling flooring to allow the surface of the subfloor to dry out.
Removal of vinyl sticky tiles can be a challenge but we tried some different methods.