| When it comes time to get new flooring
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| | next one.
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| you can save money by removing the old
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| | Another technique is to use boiling water
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| flooring yourself but if you have old
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| | and pour it directly on the backing and
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| linoleum on your floors you might be in
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| | adhesive. Let it soak and then scrape up.
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| for quite a challenge. Depending on how
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| | If you don't want to use water, you can
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| old the linoleum is and the type of
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| | try to heat up the glue with a hair dryer
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| adhesive that was used it can be
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| | or heat gun. Pick a very inconspicuous
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| extremely difficult to get up.
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| | area, such as behind a door, to try it.
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| First of all, it's unlikely that you'll
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| | Heat the adhesive with the hair dryer and
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| be able to just remove the linoleum and
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| | scrape it up with a straight-blade
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| adhesive all at once. The surface under
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| | scraper (like a stiff putty knife with a
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| the linoleum and the damage you might
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| | beveled edge). Move the scraper in the
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| cause it needs to be considered -
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| | direction of the grain of the wood if you
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| especially if that surface is wood.
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| | are uncovering a hardwood floor. Have a
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| Concrete floors can take a lot more in
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| | pan or some other container handy to drop
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| the way of rough treatment. The type of
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| | the scrapings into - one that is unlikely
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| scraper you use has a lot to do with your
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| | to either melt or ignite when coming in
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| success as well as the damage to the
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| | contact with hot materials. Be very
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| floor underneath. Many people use paint
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| | careful if you are using a heat gun as
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| scrapers but those with a razor blade are
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| | this can easily damage the floor
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| usually more efficient. Be prepared to
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| | underneath if it is wood.
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| break some blades it if the adhesive is
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| | If worse comes to worse and you are left
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| hard, and you're working on concrete.
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| | with some stubborn adhesive on the
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| Try cutting the linoleum into strips or
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| | floors, it might be time to sand. Of
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| sections instead of removing the whole
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| | course, if your floors are wood and you
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| chunk at once. This will make it easier
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| | plan to refinish them you would need to
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| to get an edge to pry up. Of course, the
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| | sand anyway, but during this step you
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| linoleum probably won't come up in nice
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| | must be careful not to damage the
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| neat sections so be prepared to deal with
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| | particular area by keeping the sander on
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| a lot of left over backing and glue that
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| | it for too long.
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| is still attached to your floor.
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| | Once you finally get the linoleum and all
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| One way to deal with those remnants that
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| | traces of adhesive up, you are ready to
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| just won't come up is to apply some kind
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| | seal the floor as recommended for the
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| of solvent or remover. A popular brand is
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| | type of flooring and apply the new floor
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| Krud Kutter, which appears to work very
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| | as recommended!
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| well from the customer feedback comments.
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| | Lee Dobbins writes for A Kitchen
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| Follow directions on the label of
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| | Decorating Idea where you can find more
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| whatever product you employ, and wear
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| | tips on kitchen remodeling and decorating
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| gloves to protect your hands. Do a small
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| | on a budget.
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| section at a time, and then move to the
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