How Do You Remove Peel And Stick Vinyl Tiles?
New vinyl flooring cannot be installed over old peel and stick vinyl tiles because the seams from the tiles will show through after the new floor has settled. Removing the old tiles is usually a fairly easy job with the right tools. Remove existing vinyl baseboard, if you have it. After the new floor is installed you will need to replace the vinyl baseboard. The easiest place to start removing tile is usually around the edge. Find an easy place to start removing the old tiles. If you have removed the vinyl base there will be a gap along the edge of the floor to start scraping. If there are no easy seams, use a hammer to drive the putty knife under a tile at a seam. Once you get the first tile up, the rest should go much easier. Working the putty knife under the edges of the tiles, pry them up one by one. If the tiles are less than twenty years old, they should come up fairly easily because modern adhesives are water based and designed for easy removal. If the tiles are older, the adhes
