Need Ideas On How To Remove Lino On Concrete Slab Floors
Hello again all,
Can someone please tell me what tools to use to get an old lino floor up off a concrete slab foundation located in the kitchen & laundry room. I know it will not be an easy task to take off, but maybe just some helpful tips. I will be putting ceramic tile floor down after.
Thanks for any advice,
Swany
DONT remove the lino its a great barrier to stop the tile from cracking....
It will take the place of the slip sheet of felt paper....
Arent you lucky?
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Ibuy,
Thanks for the input! I never thought of leaving the lino in place. Someone told me (a handyman) that you had to remove the old lino floor before you could install tile. What if it is peeling up in a few corners? Maybe glue that back down? If I leave the lino there, how should I prep it for a ceramic tile floor? Thanks for your great advice!! It will save a lot of time & money!!
Swany
Get it off the concrete before you tile. There are several ways. If you can get a good steamer - not sure of proper name - you put it on the lino and it melts the binder. The next way is harder, there is a tool at home depot that push under the edge of the linoleum and then it lifts it up. Takes some effort
i,m a newbie here , but i was a tile contractor for 6 years and then a remodel contractor for another 10 , you may get 10 different ideas on how to deal with this if you ask 10 different people , they may all work , the theory behind removeing it is becaause the ceramic tile will stick better to the bare concrete , on the other hand leaveing it down ( provided its stuck down well ) will provide a crack barrier , you will need to make sure its not loose and clean it well and score it if its got a shinny surface , then make sure to use a thin set thats flexible , ...ask a tile supplier for this and not the local home depot , the tile store where the pros go will help you use the right product to make sure the tile doesnt come back up . my own 2 cents ??? remove it and tile bare concrete !
Are you tiling it yourself? If you spent all the time to remove the lino I would try to stain and score the concrete instead of putting tile down.
How large of an area? If the lino is stuck good, cut off the corners and any spots coming up. You can also buy a "self-leveling" mix that you mix and pour on the floor. I did this on a MH that had lino in the kitchen. THEN do your tile. It makes a nice bond to the lino.
Thanks for the info,
I am also thinking of putting new lino down instead of the tile. Can I go over the existing lino that is there? Just trying to avoid taking the old lino off. It is only coming up in the corner where the frig will be.
Thanks again for the advice.
By the way a compromise might be to float some laminate flooring over it.
Thanks Rehabinator for your advice!
So I could just go right over the old lino w/ a Pergo laminate flooring? I have installed Pergo in my own kitchen, but it was on a subfloor. It was very easy to install, but how should I prepare the existing slab floor for laminate or possibly new lino? Thanks again for your advice & everyone elses.
Swany
I just did this same thing last month. I rented a heat gun and used a large scraper and spent about 2 hours heating and scraping until it all came up. All in all the process was not too bad as the heat really made the lino release. I then cleaned the floor well and then tiled my travertine directly on the concrete. Worked like a charm and looks great. Good luck.
Nope we use the whole roll over the entire survice under all tile so that the tile doesnt crack...
But....Ya know how stupid we californians are..
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Hopefully you have figured out what you are going to do by now, but regarding my original comment. I still would not see a problem laying tile on top of lino.
You would have to explain to me how lino is going to BUBBLE and POP a tile with 1/4 inch of mortar mix on top of it.
why not just put some 1/4" hardibacker over the linoleum???
easiest way to remove linoleum is a heat gun and a metal floor scraper available at home depot
Thanks everyone,
Scott you are right the lino is already removed. It actually came up in huge pieces. This was a bank-owned property & the heat was off for sometime, so I am thinking maybe that had something to do w/ the glue seperating. Maybe I am wrong, but it literally came up in huge pieces by just pulling it up w/ my hands. I cleaned the surface up real good & decided to do ceramic tile instead of laminate. Thanks for the great input.
Mike