How Do You Remove Vinyl And Replace With Self-Adhering Floor Tile?
Worn-out vinyl flooring detracts from a room’s appearance. Installing new self-adhering floor tile is a straightforward job that you can do yourself. It is a lot of work to remove vinyl and replace with self-adhering floor tile, but you’ll have an attractive new look to the room to enjoy. Plus, this is a do-it-yourself project that can save you hundreds of dollars in installation costs. Remove baseboards and thresholds across doorways. Slide a small pry bar behind baseboards and pull gently. Work your way along the length of the baseboard until it comes loose. Use the same procedure for thresholds. If thresholds are fastened with screws, remove them before prying up the threshold. Use a utility knife to cut vinyl sheeting into pieces if the old flooring was installed without adhesive. Then use a floor scraper to remove any flooring tape adhering to the floor. If the sheeting was stapled down, use pliers to remove the staples. Remove vinyl that was glued in place with a long-handled flo
