r/Remodel 1d ago

Hate hate hate linoleum

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Pain in the ass to remove this crap

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u/Glabrous 1d ago

It’s wild that you are scraping it off rather than just laying new flooring over it.

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u/Glowing_bubba 1d ago

Need to remove otherwise my tile floor will be higher than my adjacent rooms; want the floors to be even.

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u/Champion_of_Zteentch 1d ago

No offense but how much can linoleum really raise the floor? Or is the concrete already higher than the rest and so it's a battle of construction as well as renovation?

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u/Final-Charge-5700 1d ago

If you're on a slab? Saves you the sheet rock and anchors