How to remove old vinyl tile. Using 2 irons, best method!!!
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- BEFORE REMOVING TILE HAVE YOUR HOME CHECKED FOR ASBESTOS, ASBESTOS IS DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH AND IT IS BEST TO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL TEST YOUR HOME. ALOT OF OLDER HOUSE 1980'S AND OLDER WERE KNOWN TO HAVE ASBESTOS.
I apologize for the view I was the only person in the house at the time. Use two old irons or irons you won't be using anymore. After everything I tried to remove tile this is the fastest and easiest way! Make sure you wet the tile with the iron sprayer right before you move the iron forward. Thanks for watching! via UA-cam Capture
My husband thought cursing really loud with a scraper would do the trick. I will try this today.
Mel Gonzalez oh my I laughed good
I needed a laugh...Thank You!!
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Haha same my husband
I thought I was the only one who knew how to do that!
Great method - a wet thin towel under the iron works well also and protects the iron if it is one you want to use for clothes later.
This! And a shallow pan of water to re-wet the towel
Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been struggling with just a scraper to get old vinyl up. I saw this video and did my bathroom in an hour! This works people, and I am a small boned female, it does not take a lot of upper body strength.
after much elbow grease! I decided to use my only iron but i put a cloth over the tiles to protect it...IT WORKED!!! Your a bloody genius!!!
i have a tile job to do and the client has vinyl flooring and i have seen several videos to remove it easily but this one is the best one...cheap and quick...dude youre a genious for this
So, do not use your spouse's favorite iron, go buy two cheap irons from discount store, great video!
Maybe but a paper towel or paper bag between iron and floor
Don’t forget to use a respirator if removing old linoleum flooring as it may have asbestos. Great video, thanks!
Thank you! I was destroying my sub floor, saw your video and am so grateful!
I bought two cheap irons and just did my entire bathroom floor! Took only about 30 seconds a tile to take them off of the plywood subfloor! THANK YOU! You are a GENIUS!
Best trick EVER. Thank you! It worked so well I found out there were tiles under the tiles - they came up too. I had no idea.
Followed it up with some boiling water to get rid of the left over adhesive. Worked great.
The most helpful UA-cam video ever. Thank you for sharing!
You just saved my life. I got into the project and there was no turning back. Really works. Thank you
Omg I was contemplating how I was gonna single handedly uproot all the cracked tiles from my room, this is a life saver!!
Thank you so much. I just spent most of last Sunday suffering through this ridiculous tile removal. Now I know how to finish the job this coming weekend. Your method looks great and I really appreciate your wonderful contribution to DIY home improvement. Hats off to you Luis!
Your genius method totally worked like magic. I have been messing around with a floor scraper and a heat gun and I was ready to blow up the house rather than continue with these very slow and ineffective methods. Using just one iron, I breezed through about 700 sq. ft. in mere hours. Thank you so much for saving my home (ha, ha) and sanity!
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Dude, you just made my whole life better! Thanks!
Thank you. I'm 66 and while most of the old sheet vinyl is loose set ,the areas they did put adhesive on are a pain in the back, neck and arms ! Great idea, easy for me. I'll use my old iron, that way I can buy a new one lol.
Okay, I've been scraping two layers of vinyl flooring and the left over paper and glue. I came across your video this morning and as mentioned below, you are a genius. I've asked flooring companies and tool rental places for suggestions but to no avail. This absolutely works! I'm (and my husband) are amazed by how much easier it is. Plus, I get to buy a new iron:)
mcthistle1952 it's a win win, glad it helped!
Thank you SO much for sharing this method! My husband and I were struggling big time with removing vinyl flooring from our kitchen. We tried this as a ‘last ditch’ effort to remove the flooring and keep our reno on track - but we ended up wishing we had found this video sooner. Thank you!!!!
Hello, I just wanted to take the time to let your know... we thank you so much for this video. You pretty much saved us so much headache and backbreaking work. It worked like a charm and we were able to remove a lot of tiles in an hour or two. So thanks.. one tip for others. Make sure you use a really good iron with a steamer for thicker tiles and get a small and large pry bar for leverage.
This really work, with luxury vinyl done professionally, we were able to pull it up in one piece!! Thank you!!
Thank God for you.
Simple. PLAN. Easy enough for a female. WOW
THANKS
The iron works! I put a very wet towel down and ironed over that. It's the method my mom taught me to use to get wallpaper off but I didn't think it'd work for linoleum. It works like a charm! I had to do very small areas though but still much faster than scraping.
Thank you!! 5 days before Christmas we accidentally damaged one tile then ruined 4 others using a strong solvent. For 3 days we scraped those tiles with little results and a lot of aggravation. We found your video last night and in less than a total 45 minutes (including finding and heating 2 irons) all five tiles were completely removed!!. THANK YOU!!!!!! Have a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!!!!
Awesome! I am about to take off about 60 square feet of the stuff. This will make my life SO MUCH EASIER! Great idea, thanks for sharing!
Wish I would have seen this video this morning. Had to try it out and it works like a charm. Now I'm not dreading the rest of the floor. Thanks!
Good job man! I needed to salvage some VCT tiles from one part of the room to replace damaged tiles in the center of the room and I broke 99% of them trying. Now I know how. Thanks!
Absolutely this! We pulled up 20 year old vinyl tiling that was under our carpet with this method.
YES, this works ! No need any professsional tools. You are a genius lol.
Thanks! I know it’s been said a lot in the comments but this worked great on our vinyl tiles. We picked up 2 irons at the local thrift store. Too bad we bought and tried a heat gun this morning instead of checking out UA-cam tips first.
Gracias x el video, ahora yo misma voy a hacer el trabajo, saludos y bendiciones desde Peru
Just used this method. I did half the room before, using scrappers, goo be gone a lot of elbow grease . After 2 hours, bloody knuckles, bruised knees I called it quits. I got to the point I had to finish the floors. I used this method, had as old iron and i said let me try. OMG so easy. i was done in no time. Now all I have to do it wash up left over glue.
what do you use to clean up the glue?
Thank you!!! I watched a video using a heat gun and then saw your iron trick. I can't wait to get rid of the old tile in my dining and living room. Thank you again for sharing!
I told a couple of friends who are much better at this sort of thing than I, and they were not familiar with your method. It works!
I needed to take up a few squares after my water heater leaked. The tiles came off intact- I may even be able to put them back down.
Thank you.
Thank you for the tips. Last Summer during a heat wave the tiles in my kitchen started to loosen. This will help me remove the old flooring.
Finally something that works. I've tried so many ideas and I finally found one. Thank you!
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my hands are bubbled doing it dry omg it was a long ass nightmare.. I hope this works cuz lord I need a miracle !! thank you! I'll keep you posted
Oh My Goodness! THANK YOU so much for sharing this. We were discussing how we could just floor over it was so awful chipping it out and your technique just pulls them RIGHT UP. You are an angel.
Thank you!!! I worked for hours today on a reno project! Definitely doing this tomorrow!
So grateful to have found this video. Thank you!!!! You saved me. I have a steamer cleaner so I used it instead of 2 irons. Worked great.
Dude, you helped me tremendously. I was having mucho problemas trying to get that mastic tar paper off of my risers, fortunately I had an old iron just sitting in basement. This was the ONLY thing that did the trick. Muchas gracias and God bless.
Note: I did not use steam. The soleplate of iron now looks like shit but it was due to be trashed anyway and well worth it. Worth it to spend $15 on a cheap iron just to do this. Thanks a lot.
Thank you Luis, you saved me time and money! I really appreciate you posting this.
Absolutely brilliant. Been trying to lift vinyl tiles off my kitchen floor with the hot air gun until i saw this. It is still hard if like me you suffer with Arthritis but it is so much easier & quicker. I can't thank you enough for making this video.
Dude thanks for the video, I believe I'm getting mold from some water that's been set on underneath the linoleum in my bathroom and been looking for the fastest way to get the mold off and dry it out and replace this video was perfect I will be using this method thanks a lot!
That's amazing thank you very much, I was about to spend £30 on a cheap heat gun to remove my bathroom tiles; but I already have an old steam iron in the cupboard so I will use that now, because the heat gun would just sit in the cupboard after it was used. I will be using my electrical breaker plug in case my scraper slips and cuts into the wire of the iron just for safety. PS, I have just tried this using only one steam iron on a 600 mm² vinyl tile and I just used the iron like I was ironing a shirt then I placed the scraper under one corner and gently lifted moving the iron across the rest of the tile which is now like rubber. I just lifted the tile up with my finger and thumb, be careful because the tile becomes very hot so maybe wear some gloves.
great use of an iron that has not been used in a long time !! I used this method to uninstall vinyl that was glued around edges. AMAZING ! THANK YOU !
Dude, this video just saved me a ton of time and money. I cannot thank you enough!!!
Thank you for showing us what it looks like without using the irons too
Wow! I tried the hot iron method and it worked great. Luis Claudio is a genius! Thanks sooo much! :)
Wish i saw this video before i started. Would have saved me many hours of scraping and remover. Thanks.
I tried this today since I had to replace worn tiles. This is incredible and it works so well! Thank you! I used a piece of brown craft paper that I sprayed with water & placed it on top of the tiles to be removed. I also used steam in the iron as stated in the video. How easy this job was using this method. Thank you again!!!
I’ve tried your method with the iron, and it more quick than using a blow torch. I used Bosch steam generator iron and a old t-shirt. Me and son and wife did a through lounge 27ft x 9 ft in 1 hour 15mins. Thanks for that advice video. ( Birmingham, England).
Thanks so much. Yours' was the best advice I could find. We used a wet tea-towel on top of the tile and then ironed and the tile came off so easily. Unfortunately, this left a load of sticky glue which we tried different options to remove, baking soda, white vinegar and fairy liquid removed some of it, white spirit just spread the glue and using a steamer was no help either. Eventually, towels were soaked in hot water with fairy liquid and left on the glue overnight. The glue was then much easier to remove with a scraper. But, the process was repeated the next day and overnight again by which time most of it could be removed. Before the new vinyl was put down, talcum powder was shaken and brushed over the floor. I will never put down sticky tiles again, removing them was not a fun job.
Genius method, Thank You for providing this video
what a great idea!! I have a rental and theirs vinyl tiles on counter top, Im going to try this!! Thanks for the tip!!
It really works! Thanks so much. I was chipping away.
Im trying to safe money on a cafe renovation. Definitely will try this and come back later with the result. Wish me luck!
You just saved me hours!!! Thanks bro!
It works perfectly. I used a wet cotton T shirt. So it could steam up and moisture the tile so it will not melt the tile and then I just used the iron right on the tile . Thank you very much. Oh usethe wet T shirt to clean off iron.
This is AWESOME, I'm going to do this tomorrow! I already cracked one tile using the no iron method.
Brilliant. A couple $12 irons from a discount store. Easy and cheap. Better than using a heat gun for sure. Probably less off gassing.
Omg..thank u sooooo much for sharing this GREAT idea on remove brittle..dried out, old vinyl tiles..thank u..thank u..😊
Thanks, I tried this today (just one iron though) and it's working well so far. It will still take some time and work but this makes it go smoother and it's very quiet compared to a heat gun.
Dude this is AWESOME. I only have 1 iron but this saves time and a sore back! Thanks!!!!!?
I going to try this method because none of the other ones seem to work as well. Thank you
finally away that doesn't mean i have to spend more money on more tools and supplies..thanks
Thanks for putting up this video. Very smart and simple solution.
Thanks for the tip. This worked perfectly for me. I've been trying for days to remove vinyl tile off my bathroom floor. With the iron method, the tile come right up.
You saved me a whole lot of work.. thank you.
What a clever solution to a painstaking procedure.
I got 1/4” thick vinyl floor (no tiles) from 1960 I’m about to take on. Thanks for the tip!
Nice video bro, I never thought of using a pressing iron thx.
Thanks Bro, Your a life saver did the whole room in less then an hour... 👍
HURRAY 😄Thanks so much for your video. Best method. Took me few hours.
I actually used tea towel saturate in water and iron it same method as above . The linoneum came off easily.
Next huddle now is to remove the sticky feeling.
Thank you so much!!! This will make doing my bathroom floor so much easier.
A hand held steamer is also very good for lifting the tiles. Same principle. Worked for me.
Tthanks man,I've been beating myself up,I have 2 layers of sticky tiles,I will definitely try this. 😊😊✌✌
Thank you soooooooooooo much for this tip!!! It saved us so much time and hard work
I just used this method. It works like a charm. Thanks
Great idea i never thought of. I was gonna use a scraper and blow dryer on hot heat. Labor intensive tho. I have a 10 x 33 room to do of old, sticky tiles.
Thank you very much been picking for ages tried blow dryer too. Your a life saver
Thank you for this video. My tile is peeling up in places and won't pass inspection. I tried to get it up and it was a nightmare. There is like a balsom type floor underneath that was coming up with it so I refrained from getting it all up. Now I can. woot woot
Thank you :) trying it now. I have about 100 tiles to get up, wish me luck!
i need no other video platform but UA-cam. thank you very much
Omg I wish I had seen this earlier. My hands are covered in blisters from using a chisel the scrape up small pieces. I didn’t get far. Hopefully this will help me knock it out tomorrw
I would definitely suggest testing your floors for asbestos first! I just read that A lot of linoleum prior to 1980’s was made with asbestos and can be extremely harmful to your body if you do this method without a good mask. The fumes from the glue can also have asbestos and other very harsh chemicals. If you can’t afford to have someone do it for you (like me) definitely wear a mask, keep your windows open and keep the kids and animals away from the room you’re working in. Stay safe friends!
Katie Torres; Yes, dangerous if you’re exposed to it for long periods over time. Taking up a residential floor will do no harm to you. The only real proof that asbestos causes health problems, is people who worked jobs around asbestos day in and day out.
Asbestos is a fiber and it comprises a tiny portion of the tile with the rest being vinyl. The real dangerous asbestos are fiberous things like pipe insulation they used in shipyards. Not the stuff embedded in vinyl tiles. Unless you are grinding/sanding the tile or adhesive and turning the stuff to dust, you don't have much to worry about because there are no airborne particles or fibers until you get to that point.
Just a tip, many places rent out steamers used for removing wallpaper which would allow for more coverage while removing the tile.
omg...THIS REALLY WORKED!....Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for this video
Thank you for removing those ugly tiles -- nice work.
it is great idea you came with. heat always it's the best way to remove anything that is glued onto any surface. I remove a lot the labels at my workplace using a heat gun. I'm gonna try to remove my stubborn vinyl flooring with a heat gun I believe a it would have similar results like yours. thx
Gave it a shot and it works amazingly well! Thx.
awesome, I've been trying to remove tiles and is so hard, I will use this method today!!!
this is really useful! I use a iron and kitchen knife! thanks a lot!
Ha ha i was thinking of this way n my wife just laughed but my back smiled great video easier than any other way 4 sure....
My ugly 60’s bathroom floors and my pockets thank you 🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I think you just saved me a lot of time gonna try it now
Thank You!!!! This saved me hours of work!
Thanks just what I was looking for
I can't thank you enough!!!!! I started crying out of frustration today! Thank you thank you thank you
This is very useful! Thank you for posting.