If that doesn t get the glue off you will need to use a commercial adhesive stripper to soften and remove the glue.
Removing vinyl tile adhesive from concrete floor.
With a putty knife peel up a corner of a tile or with a utility knife cut into the vinyl to begin removal of the flooring.
However getting the adhesive off the concrete may prove to be more difficult.
The adhesive will only work if applied directly to the glue on the subfloor.
Then use the flat side of a 12 in.
The thing about tile adhesive is that there isn t just one kind.
Removing the glue from floors after a tile removal.
If there are still several tiles stuck to the floor place a piece of dry ice on the tile.
For stubborn vinyl and glue that is stuck to the floor use a heat gun to soften the plastic flooring and.
Trowel to apply a 1 8 in.
Leave that frustration in the dust by easily removing vinyl tile glue from your flooring.
After you remove the tiles chisel and scrape the adhesive off the concrete as well.
The same quality that makes tile adhesive so reliable can make it a real pain in the rear end when you want to install new tiles especially if the original floor is concrete.
Start by scraping the glue with a pry bar or scraper.
So how do you remove floor tile adhesive from a concrete floor.
If old glue breaks loose under new vinyl it can cause failures in the new floor covering.
Step 1 check the floor for vinyl tiles that are still stuck to the floor.
You can leave bits of adhesive up to 1 8 in.
First the tile itself is taken up either cut pried or chiseled from the floor.
When tile is removed it is frequently a two part process.
If you can t get it all don t worry.
Removing vinyl from concrete is similar to removing it from subfloor.