If you do have black glue on your concrete floor and you don t know how old it is it could contain asbestos.
Removing vinyl glue from concrete.
If the existing floor is still smooth or can be smoothed with a few patches of fixall then the new floor can be laid directly on top of the old vinyl or linoleum floor.
Removing the glue from floors after a tile removal.
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Used wood stripper to try to start removing indoor outdoor carpet glue from concrete on my daughter s veranda.
For stubborn vinyl and glue that is stuck to the floor use a heat gun to soften the plastic flooring and adhesive.
What you need to know about black mastic glue pre 1980.
One common alternative to removing old linoleum or vinyl floors is to put a new one right over it.
Removing vinyl from concrete is similar to removing it from subfloor.
Said as long as surface vinyl etc.
Most vinyl tile flooring installed in the 60 s 70 s and early 80 s had asbestos in both the glue and the tiles.
Start by scraping the glue with a pry bar or scraper.
Either lift vinyl with a floor scraper or cut manageable pieces to remove as much vinyl flooring as possible.
With vinyl the answer is fire or heat if you will.
Alternative approaches to removing vinyl linoleum flooring.
You can aim a blow gun at the vinyl or put it under several layers of paper and pass an iron over.
Not carpeting is well adhered removal of it is not necessary for tiling.
If that doesn t get the glue off you will need to use a commercial adhesive stripper to soften and remove the glue.
If you don t have a heat gun you can try using a hair dryer on the highest heat setting.
It s a tough cookie and it only gets tougher with age.
First the tile itself is taken up either cut pried or chiseled from the floor.
Much to our relief tiler said not necessary he just tiled over the glue remnants.
However getting the adhesive off the concrete may prove to be more difficult.