Most hated freaking job EVER!

[Cajungaltx]

Seriously... The person who either created linoleum... Or failed to create an easy to remove process should be forced to open DVD packaging for the test of his life for pennance...

We are installing laminate and the hardest part of the project is getting rid of the lineoleum...

[dmcantrell]

haha, in my old house I had to repair one of the kitchen tiles. When I pulled it up I saw that they had just laid the tile over the linoleum...

[Cajungaltx]

If my kitchen area wasn't all open - I might have done the same... The laundry/pantry room is on the list to floor and I'm having serious thoughts about laminating over it... Linoleum counts as a moisture barrier right?

;-)

[David Whatley]

The make a "scraper" that you can rent, which will make it a LOT eaiser.

[Tom]

It is perfectly acceptable to lay tile or laminate over vinyl. Just make sure it is level and flat.

[rab3rd]

I hear moving is the simplest way to replace it...

[Texasdave]

Yes you can tile over it but remember if the Linoleum comes loose then you will have more problems. It is best to remove it. Fein tool makes a multi master that has a scraper blade that cuts and scrapes up linoleum like butter. I am sure you can rent one somewhere.
Fein's MultiMaster Rigid Scraper Blade works great for tough jobs like lifting linoleum, carpet, adhesive residue, scale, paint & tape. Excellent for removing old hardened caulking, this blade can also be re-sharpened if it gets dull.
Hope this helps

[Sonny]

Originally Posted by Cajungaltx

Seriously... The person who either created linoleum... Or failed to create an easy to remove process should be forced to open DVD packaging for the test of his life for pennance...

We are installing laminate and the hardest part of the project is getting rid of the lineoleum...

I have to say the inventor of wallpaper was the spawn of Satan. I HATE wallpaper. Wallpaper should be banned all over the world.

[David Whatley]

And if you dont want to pay the dollars for the Fein, then Harbor Freight has a generic for 40 bucks. It is a neat tool, I own 2 of them :)

[picman]

If it's floating laminate and the linoleum is stuck down good, just go over the top.

As a side note, are you talking about vinyl flooring or do you have linoleum tile? Older linoleum can contain asbestos.

As another note, the first time the dish washer, refrigerator, or washing machine pukes a bunch of water on the floor, the laminate will be toast.
I have a neighbor whose dishwasher had a slow leak that wasn't detected for months. The moisture stayed between the laminate and concrete - left black mold from one side of the kitchen to the other. They now have a tile floor.

Install note. I did our living room with a click-lock product. I didn't use it, but glue was optional. I did my mother's dining room and did use glue. I now wish I had use it in my house. The glued and click feels much tighter. Just a bit on the bottom half, then you don't have to worry about squeeze-out on the top.

[Texasdave]

Originally Posted by David Whatley

And if you dont want to pay the dollars for the Fein, then Harbor Freight has a generic for 40 bucks. It is a neat tool, I own 2 of them :)

David is right I forgot about the copy. It might be cheaper to buy than to rent.

Wallpaper do not get me started I too hate the stuff plus everyone can see your mistakes and they all will point them out LOL

[brad]

We rented a scraper with a long handle from Home Depot.. peeled it up easy breezy... and the handle was long enough that it was just like vigorous mopping - back hurt a little, but not as bad as it did after the first few hours trying to do it on hands and knees.

[Jeff_Green]

Originally Posted by brad

We rented a scraper with a long handle from Home Depot.. peeled it up easy breezy... and the handle was long enough that it was just like vigorous mopping

Remember, Brad, we are talking about Donna here. She might be tougher than both you and me combine.

back hurt a little, but not as bad as it did after the first few hours trying to do it on hands and knees.

Um...

[SJHester]

Wallpaper is NOT the spawn of satan, it is satan incarnent. The clowns who owned my house before me used prepasted paper, but instead of soaking in water to moisten the glue, they used wallpaper paste to moisten the paper. The result was a glue so thick that no commerically available product would remove it, the steamer failed to remove it, the professional wallpaper remover that I then hired, quit after 1/2 day and only cleared a 4'X4' section.

I considered painting over it, but it was so chipped up, that would not do.

Solution - i removed all the drywall in the room in question and put in new drywall. Drastic yes, but boy it looks better.

BTW - these clowns painted the Kitchen, Bath and all doors flat, and all the other rooms in Semigloss. I cant wait for my next project to see what other damage they have created.

[photonewb]

I'm sure I got you all beat...my mother bought a house up in TN, had some issues and was redoing some of the downstairs area...there appears to be 2 layers of carpet, a layer of tile and then an additional layer of carpet...all over the concret...yeah, who's BRIGHT idea was all that!!!!!!