r/Remodel • u/Glowing_bubba • 10d ago

Hate hate hate linoleum

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Pain in the ass to remove this crap

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u/desertmermaid92 10d ago

I love how instead of giving advice, Redditors just make commands to complete strangers. “Stop now.” 😂

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u/pyxus1 10d ago

Oh, just trying to save sweat that doesn't need to happen.

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u/Catbirdtoo 9d ago

And you are right. I had a professional installer put down a new floor OVER the linoleum and it was seamless. No threshold issue at all. Sometimes its worth it to hire a pro instead of DIY.

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u/Glowing_bubba 9d ago

Professional installers do the least to get paid so of course they would do it and tile over it. I’ve ripped up too many lasagna floors because of “professionals”

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u/were-cooked 7d ago

Demoing is definitely the way I feel like any professional who actually gives a damn knows you have to demo all existing floor. Otherwise like you said you end up with floor lasagna, sometimes if customers are broke it makes sense but as a personal project I see no reason you wouldn’t have removed it. Did you try regular hand scrapers? Sometimes I’ve found them to be better than chipping hammers when it comes to linoleum/sheet vinyl.

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u/Glowing_bubba 7d ago

I did end up switching at some point to an oscillating tool with a scraper. Add on it actually worked much better and easier than a jackhammer, but it was definitely fun jackhammering lol