Tool For Removing Vinyl Floor Tiles

Consider buying or renting the following tools to remove any vinyl or linoleum floor.

Tool for removing vinyl floor tiles.

If quarter round trim has been installed in front of the baseboards as a way of covering the gap between the. Once you ve removed as much as you can with the prybar use the 5 in 1 tool or any floor scraper tool to scrape off the. Remove the quarter round trim. Use power to chip out floor tile.

Trim puller moulding removal multi tool floor lifter trim removal tool nail puller home wood tile trim molding pry bar for commercial work baseboard molding siding flooring removal remodeling blue 19 99 19. Cut a slit right down the middle deep enough to get under the surface finish. One of the first tools that you are going to want to purchase for tile removal purposes is a floor scraper. These are also often referred to as bully tools.

Vinyl tiles and sheet vinyl as well as some types of hardwood and carpet are installed using an adhesive. If the vinyl tiles are still firmly attached take a utility knife and start by scoring each one of them. Wide putty knife utility knife brick chisel bully flooring scraper paint scraper hammer heat gun reciprocating saw toe kick saw oscillating saw screws drill screwdriver water dish soap sander. Remove the baseboard trim.

Step 3 just add water. For how to remove vinyl tile start by scoring the vinyl photo 1. Then turn it on and let er rip photo 2. While wearing insulating gloves arrange the chunks of dry ice on top of the paper to cover the offending tile.

For large rooms a walk behind power. Cover the ice with a towel or two to insulate it. This floor tile stripper can be used for lifting floor tiles lino or carpet this easy to use vibrating blade machine will cope with most commercial and domestic surfaces. Next adjust the angle on the floor scraper until it pulls up vinyl without gouging the subfloor.

Tear off a piece of waxed paper or parchment paper large enough to cover a tile and overhang an inch or two on each side. The blade angle can be adjusted according to the type of floor covering. Use the flat end of the pry bar to chip away at the glue underneath the vinyl. Remove the flooring with a floor scraping tool.

Try removing the center section of flooring. Only 6 left in stock order soon. It can also be used to chip off mortar and plaster residue on concrete floors and other build ups. Once you have cut the tiles get a bucket of water and dump some on each tile.