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DIY & Home Improvement

Kali

(56,102 posts)

1. try hot water

Reply to tk2kewl (Original post)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 10:47 AM

Nov 2012

took up an old kitchen floor that was on wood, almost ruined the wood by trying to use a roof tile scraper - then while wiping up some of the debris, we noticed the adhesive was dissolving. it was some kind of starch based stuff, hard as rock but freaking dissolved with hot water!

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What is the best way to remove linoleum from a concrete slab? [View all] tk2kewl Nov 2012 OP

try hot water Kali Nov 2012 #1

thanks for the tip tk2kewl Nov 2012 #2

Lucky you! I'm a flooring "expert" Sedona Nov 2012 #3

great, thanks tk2kewl Nov 2012 #4

Contractor used adhesive remover - Will this be a problem for spreading grout on after? mferlaino Aug 2015 #10

depends on what kind of grout it is Sedona Aug 2015 #11

Heat gun and scraper. beac Nov 2012 #5

Its works great katherinedresty Sep 2013 #6

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2013 #7

The 4" razor scraper is the easiest and fastest. Gov101 Sep 2013 #8

Belt Sander?!?!?! Thor_MN Dec 2015 #12

And the adhesive if prior to 1977 or so probably has asbestos in it snooper2 Dec 2015 #13

It was very difficult to remove everything from the slab, even with the best razor scraper tk2kewl Sep 2013 #9