Removing Carpet Over Linoleum

Rather than remove your linoleum kitchen floor your can simply cover it up.

Removing carpet over linoleum.

It is less expensive to lay a new floor over existing linoleum rather than to remove it. Over time you may find that you want to remodel the floors of your home which may mean changing carpet to linoleum at some point in the history of the house. It s just that i can t budge that carpet up even a little bit. Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over.

Usually these stains are found beneath a rug or carpet that has been in the same place for long periods of time. It is possible to lay carpet wood ceramic or stone tile rubber or paint over an existing linoleum floor. Luan sheeting can be used to cover up a linoleum kitchen floor. Removing adhesive carpet squares from linoleum.

Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall. Roll or fold the strip secure with duct tape and remove it from the room. Simply place the luan sheeting over the floor and secure it. To fully remove linoleum you ll need to tackle both of its layers.

So i don t really care about flooring anything underneath the carpet. I m probably going to put a subfloor down and then either linoleum or tile on top of that. Use a utility knife with a sharp new blade to cut through the carpet backing. Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull.

Whether the rug has a rubber backing or not yellowed stains may still appear and become tough to get rid of. Luckily i haven t run into this but i do know that you can get an asbestos test kit at home depot or lowes fairly cheaply. Yellowed stains on linoleum flooring can be an unpleasant surprise when doing a deep clean of your bathroom or kitchen. For peace of mind it would be worth trying one before working on those carpet tiles.

Most adhesive carpet squares remove cleanly but some may leave a remnant of adhesive behind. Of carpet and cut it into easy to handle strips photo 1. Remove the top layer of flooring material. To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner.

The top is a layer of flooring material that should come off fairly easily. Occasionally some carpet installers use carpet glue. It s more of a it s an indoor carpet. Continue pulling up carpet a few feet at a time and cutting it into easy to handle strips.

Keep both hands on the knife to avoid cutting a free hand. Using underlayment will make your new linoleum floor smoother than simply laying new linoleum over the old. Is it like an indoor outdoor carpet. Carpet tiles over linoleum not fun.