QUESTION: Removing Linoleum from Concrete


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Old 12-27-07, 12:32 PM
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Question QUESTION: Removing Linoleum from Concrete

Trying to remove 30 year old very worn linoleum from concrete in a restaurant kitchen. Yuck!

They must have used a Mastic glue that is stronger than super glue.

Have tried the following:

Muratic Acid - no success
Elbow Grease - Chisel and hammer. Painful and is taking forever.
High Speed Grinder - very slow.

Please offer any suggestions to get this up off the floor.

Has anyone tried a Hammer Drill with Chisel? Is it worth the money.

Any other chemicals?
 
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Old 12-31-07, 11:51 AM
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I guess it depends on how large an area you need to strip as to which method to use.
Try a heat gun and see if it softens the adhesive, using a putty knife for stripping.
I've heard of using dry ice to make the tile hard and then using a scraper/putty knife to remove; not sure if it works and the cost. Need to consider ventilation since you'd load the space up with poisonous gas as dry ice "melts".
Try an ice chipper thing (long handle with a strong putty knife blade at the working end) to try to separate floor from adhesive.
 
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Old 01-15-08, 05:25 PM
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I would be very careful when attempting to remove the mastic, it might be asbestos.
 
 

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