| Wish you knew how to get rid of your
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| | label of whatever product you use and
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| existing linoleum? Like all things
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| | wear skin and eye protection, such as
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| renovation wise, it can be a tough job,
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| | gloves and glasses. One popular solvent
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| but it is still something that you are
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| | is aptly named, Krud Kutter. Again,
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| capable of doing. How difficult your
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| | proceed by doing small sections at a
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| particular linoleum will be to remove
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| | time.
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| depends on its age and how it is fixated
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| | If you prefer not working with chemicals
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| to your sub floor. If the linoleum is
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| | a low cost method of adhesive removal
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| currently in good shape minus cracks, and
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| | involves just boiling water. You can pour
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| soundly affixed to your sub floor, you
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| | the boiling water directly on the
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| may be able to leave it in place and add
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| | remaining adhesive, in small sections,
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| your new floor materials over it. Most
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| | allow it to set a bit, and then proceed
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| people, however, prefer to remove the
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| | with scraping it.
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| linoleum and start from scratch when
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| | If you are working with hardwood floors,
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| installing new flooring.
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| | that you are worried about damaging, you
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| The removal of your existing linoleum
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| | can try to remove the adhesive and
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| will involve some sweat equity on your
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| | remaining backing with a hair dryer or
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| part. Removal of your linoleum is a multi
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| | heat gun. Try a test area such as in the
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| step process. Once you get the linoleum
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| | pantry. Simply use the hair dryer to heat
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| up you will have to deal with its
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| | up the adhesive and then scrape it. Make
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| adhesive material. Also, you may not even
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| | sure you are not scraping against the
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| know what lies beneath the linoleum until
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| | grain of the wood. As this method will
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| you remove it. The underlying floors
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| | result in hot and sticky debris make sure
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| could be wood or concrete. Concrete being
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| | you have a heat resistant container ready
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| easier to work with as it is more
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| | for the clean up. If you choose to use a
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| durable.
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| | heat gun make sure you do not apply to
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| The best tip when removing linoleum is to
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| | much heat and burn the wood. As always,
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| work in small sections. You can cut the
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| | it is best to work in a small section,
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| linoleum in workable sized strips or
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| | applying the heat in a moving motion
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| squares as you go and then peel them off.
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| | versus static and scraping each area as
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| Not only will you remove the majority of
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| | you go.
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| the surface layer of linoleum but it will
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| | Unlike when working with concrete your
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| assist you in getting to the adhesive as
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| | goal is to not remove 100% of the
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| well. You can further attack the adhesive
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| | adhesive. Attempt to do so on hardwood
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| using a paint scraper or razor blade
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| | floors and you will probably end up
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| scraper. The razor blades ones will work
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| | damaging the wood. Simply remove what you
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| much easier just keep in mind when
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| | can without forcing the rest then clean
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| working with hard adhesive or on concrete
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| | the area by vacuuming or sweeping the
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| floors you will likely go through several
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| | debris. Depending on how much of the
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| blades.
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| | adhesive backing remains you can proceed
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| Now that you have been able to remove the
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| | by lightly sanding or removing the
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| majority of the linoleum and its backing
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| | remaining portions with damp mopping
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| you can attack what remains. One way to
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| | using mineral spirits or a similar
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| do so is by applying a solvent or
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| | product to prepare the floor for its new
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| chemical remover. Make sure you follow
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| | refinish.
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| instructions and read the warnings on the
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