Removing Vinyl Tiles

RE: Removing Vinyl Tiles Post by LULUbobo (3) | (05/07/2008) Contact We removed vinyl tile, not the self adheasive type with a blow drayer. worked great, even got the glue off the bottm. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Vinyl Tiles Post By ryangter1aol.com (Guest Post) (04/08/2008) I removed all my vinyl tile but my problem is that there is either the baking from the vinyl tile or some kind of adhesive that is still very hard to remove with a scraper off of a concrete floor. Is there anything I can use to remove this glue? I would like lay down ceramic tiles without coming up, and can I put down ceramic tile over vinyl without using backer board? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Vinyl Tiles Post By Big Joe (Guest Post) (03/26/2008) Dry Ice, in square blocks. You wet the floor and then put the dry ice block over it and then wait. Within about 5to10 minutes the tiles will start to pop off.... Pretty cool to watch.... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Vinyl Tiles Post By lISA (Guest Post) (03/15/2008) Lay a wet washcloth over the tile and use a steam iron and the tile should come right up. At least it did for me. You may have to keep re wetting the rag. Use the iron for about 30 seconds. You may have to do it more than once. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Vinyl Tiles...on a wall Post By maikart (Guest Post) (12/31/2007) Anyone know how to remove them from a wall? We just bought a house and it had vinyl tiles on drywall. Any suggestions besides re-sheeting the wall? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Vinyl Tiles Post by TRedwood (1) | (10/02/2007) Contact Is it okay to put ceramic tiles over vinly tiles. Or should the two (2) layers of vinly be scraped up first and a backboard placed over the concrete before installing the ceramic tiles? I am planning to do this project myself, but I can't seem to get a clear understanding of what the right approach might be. Any suggestions????? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Vinyl Tiles Post By Lee (Guest Post) (06/21/2007) Are you people crazy? DO NOT REMOVE ANY VINYL TILES YOURSELF UNLESS YOU ARE CERTAIN THAT THEY DO NOT CONTAIN ASBESTOS. Any tile over 14 years old will most likely contain asbestos and needs to be removed by a professional asbestos abatement company. Wearing a mask will do nothing to protect you. Asbestos will still get on your clothes and will be released into the environment of your home where it will recirculate for decades. Asbestos abatement companies will seal off the area and use special vacuum systems to remove all asbestos contaminants from your home environment. Don't risk your long term health over a few dollars. Call a professional instead. Editor's Note: Here's a good link on removing tile and flooring: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/asbestos/floortile/index.html#when Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Vinyl Tiles Post by Debbie52 (944) | (05/10/2006) Profile | Contact I would think you need to remove all old flooring before you put down something new, otherwise it will be too high plus depending on what you put, you will have better results if you can start with fresh underlayment. We had a ceramic tile floor laid in kitchen, eating area and laundry room. We had them remove our old vinyl flooring (all one piece tho) and they just used crowbars and pulled it up in big hunks along with the wood underlayment and got right down to the subfloor which was in very good shape after 19 years because no glue had ever touched it....only some nails but that didn't matter....then they laid the hardybacker board over that. I was told that altho this method cost more it was better....I didn't want to skimp on something like this that I'd be living with for many many years to come! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Vinyl Tiles Post By Carol in PA (Guest Post) (05/09/2006) I recently read an article that said one shouldnt remove old vinyl flooring because it contains asbestos. It recommended laying the new floor right over the old.. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Vinyl Tiles Post by kimmcg (192) | (05/08/2006) Contact My husband used a heat gun with great results also. We redid our kitchen floor 2 yrs ago this way. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Vinyl Tiles Post By Pat (Guest Post) (05/08/2006) Home improvement stores have a long-handled tool for removing tiles, looks kinda like a small snow shovel. Works good, you just scrape them up. Why not refinish the hardwood floors..I am so jealous LOL Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Vinyl Tiles Post By Malinda/ Pa. (Guest Post) (05/08/2006) My husband states that layering vinyl tiles is a no-no. He removed the tile from our floor using a heat gun and a putty knife. They seemed to soften up and came off rather easily. He just replaced the tiles with other ones, thus he didn't have to remove the glue from the floor. Really to do the job right, one should put 1/4 inch plywood down first in order to get a reasonably level surface. By doing this, one does not have to remove the old glue. In fact he said it would help hold down the plywood. Also if the floor boards squeek when walked on, nail or screw the boards to the floor joists. This will eliminate the squeeking. He feels that tiles should not be put down over hardwood flooring as the seams will eventually show up in the tiles, thus stating the use of the plywood. Hope this helps and gives you a few ideas. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Vinyl Tiles Post by kriss24 (1) | (05/08/2006) Contact Well to be honest you really dont need to remove the existing tile but since you already started use mean green cleaner you can get from the dollar store or grocery store that stuff will peel paint. or you can use windex. I woudl use a scraper and besure to wear a mask when doing this the old houses have mold and aspestos that can be under all that mess. but if you have any more rooms with tile leave the tile and just go over top of it less work and easier for you. it will not hurt anythign if you do. just adds insulation. Now if a dor or anything rubs just file it down not a problem. Report Spam or Abuse