How do I remove self stick tile flooring?
By patricia9541 from NY
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There's a tool that looks like a hoe only larger without the curve in the metal and is on a long wooden handle. Works perfectly for sliding under tile and breaks up easily. When the edge feels dull from overuse, just resharpen and the work goes smoothly.
Rent a wallpaper steamer from your local rental store. Set the steamer on the tile for about 10 seconds. Use a putty knife to get under a corner and then you can start pulling it up.
Wow as a remodeling contractor I usually hear how do I get these to stay down.
If you can get one up or a corner of one then use a floor scraper which you can rent inexpensively (or borrow from a handy friend) sometimes you can use a flat head shovel and get under them and scrape them off.
I removed my old chard cracking tiles by heating them with a hair dryer then peeling them up. I had been chipping away at them little by little, taking tiny pieces off at a time.
Just did that very project. I had peel/stick tiles over sheet linoleum and wanted the p/s tiles gone so I could get new sheet vinyl. The tiles were impossible to lift from corner and pull up. The grunt work was excessive and most left the bottom glued while I pulled off the pretty pattern. A heat gun worked good; a small propane torch was so much better. We got it down that we could do a tile in less than a minute. I also heard that a wall paper steamer works good but haven't tried it yet and hope I never have to do that job again.
Warm soapy water will lift up modern Chinese made peel and sticks easily.
Just let warm soap water sit for a few minutes.
Take a plastic knife and bam!
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