It can be installed over many different kinds of subfloor including wood and hardwood floors.
Removing linoleum from hardwood floors.
Spray an adhesive remover over the hardwood floor if the linoleum was glued down.
To fully remove linoleum you ll need to tackle both of its layers.
The top is a layer of flooring material that should come off fairly easily.
Then scrape the glue from the floor with a floor scraper.
Linoleum is a resilient floor covering made of a combination of linseed oil cork and limestone.
Remove the top layer of flooring material.
Remove linoleum or vinyl flooring.
Start by pulling up as much of the linoleum or vinyl flooring as you can.
Remove plywood linoleum or vinyl floor together.
Since it s easier to work with smaller strips it helps if you score the linoleum or vinyl with a razor knife into 12 wide strips.
When you do the labor yourself you can save hundreds of dollars a professional flooring expert would charge for the same results.
When you remove linoleum and mastic from wood flooring you engage in a labor intensive chore.
Set the saw blade to cut just 1 8 inch deeper and cut away a section of flooring on one side of the room.
To remove the linoleum and subfloor together drill a hole through the floor to determine how thick the plywood is.