If you are struggling to remove lino flooring, give this method a try ! Works very well with the foam backed type, as shown here, which is common in the UK. Good luck with your project!
I can't thank you enough for this video! I recently purchased my first doer upper home after living in New builds, and I found the laminate had been glued across the entire floor and was proving very difficult/painful to lift off, I spent about 4 hours and made very little progress, I then found your video and in 25 minutes did nearly half the floor.
OK thank you!. Yes heat guns give off fumes which are not very nice. Make sure the drill has SDS on it (or provides hammer action without rotating). Good luck with it from 🇬🇧
Yes in fact I used it to remove some of the concrete footings when I put up a new fence a few years ago. However it is about on the limit for that kind of work and you would be better with something bigger. It did get hot ! It is really for removing tiles or drilling holes in brick and so on.
Heating it will work but be very careful of the fumes. Keep the room well ventilated, with a fan if possible. Or wait for the SDS drill to arrive, much more fun!
Keep seeing these videos all over u tube none of them are removing Lino.....lino is oilbacked not foam backed it’s gonna take ages to get tar of floors
Hi John, OK yes fair enough. In the UK this is sold as Lino (with the foam backing). I'll see if TH-cam will let me change the title to avoid misleading anyone (which was not my intention). Thanks
I can't thank you enough for this video! I recently purchased my first doer upper home after living in New builds, and I found the laminate had been glued across the entire floor and was proving very difficult/painful to lift off, I spent about 4 hours and made very little progress, I then found your video and in 25 minutes did nearly half the floor.
OK, glad it helped !
Excellent video. I’m getting ready to remove about 500 sq. ft. of glued down carpeting. Thanks for sharing.
OK good luck with that project !
The other thing to remember when lifting Lino is the older stuff was often full of Asbestos.
Yes good point. Luckily this was only a few years old but apparently it was time to go !
Omg I love this video thank you! And your accent rocks!!! Everyone is doing it with heat guns but I like this method. Gonna go try it!
OK thank you!. Yes heat guns give off fumes which are not very nice. Make sure the drill has SDS on it (or provides hammer action without rotating). Good luck with it from 🇬🇧
look up Sentinel adhesive solvent 626 or 747 Plus. Leave on 60-90 min and glue scrapes up clean and easy
Ok thanks
Ok thanks
Does it penetrate the actual linoleum or vinyl? Or do you use it just to remove the residue?
Would this work for wood subfloor? I imagine it would just destroy it.
It might scratch it but the blade is not that sharp. Concrete floors are quite common in the UK so no problem there.
Can you use this tool as a jackhammer? Like for digging in rocky ground
Yes in fact I used it to remove some of the concrete footings when I put up a new fence a few years ago. However it is about on the limit for that kind of work and you would be better with something bigger. It did get hot !
It is really for removing tiles or drilling holes in brick and so on.
Very satisfying 👍
It was quite therapeutic to see it come up so easily!
FedEx that looks like it'll take forever I'm thinking about using this 60,000 btu propane torpedo heater. Damn I wish I had an SDS drill right now
Heating it will work but be very careful of the fumes. Keep the room well ventilated, with a fan if possible. Or wait for the SDS drill to arrive, much more fun!
Looks good 👍👍😎👍👍
Thanks. She is happy with it so all is well !
And turning that adaptor required a new lathe chuck and other "essential" tooling?....
Yes. Lathe justified in my view !
Keep seeing these videos all over u tube none of them are removing Lino.....lino is oilbacked not foam backed it’s gonna take ages to get tar of floors
Hi John, OK yes fair enough. In the UK this is sold as Lino (with the foam backing). I'll see if TH-cam will let me change the title to avoid misleading anyone (which was not my intention). Thanks
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Thanks. Glad it was helpful 👍