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how do I remove vinyl flooring in wet room

just bought a property that had a wet room for a wheelchair user and want to remove the vinyl flooring that looks like its stuck down directly onto the concrete floor.

anyone know the best way to get it up

thanks
:cool: Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age.
Sometimes age just shows up all by itself ;)

In the end, it's not the years in your life
that count....it's the life in your years :D

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  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    A Floor scraper:

    floorscraper.jpg

    and lots of this:

    41uZFkSobpL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

    Perhaps a hot air gun to soften the glue.

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • muckybutt
    muckybutt Posts: 3,761 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Mild heat like a fan heater or hair dryer and a floor scraper.
    You may click thanks if you found my advice useful
  • just to let anyone thinking of doing this we were able to remove the vinyl by scraping and it was hard work but using heat just produces noxious fumes.
    :cool: Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age.
    Sometimes age just shows up all by itself ;)

    In the end, it's not the years in your life
    that count....it's the life in your years :D
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