Project: Replacing Vinyl Tile

Total Cost of Kitchen/Living Room/Bath Facelift : $3400.00

Floor Area: 700 sq/ft2 New Tarkett Click Floor
Bathroom Floor: 80 sqft2 New Flooring

Kitchen and Living Room Painting
New Quarter Rounds Bathroom

Turnaround Time : 6 days work

Colours:

Benjamin Moore OC-40 Albescent
Benjamin Moore CC-40 Cloud White (Trim)
Sherwin Williams 6129 Restrained Gold

All paints by Sherwin Williams ProMar Zero VOC

Replacing vinyl or lineoleum is not as straightforward
as one might think due to aged adhesives/glues that
decay on the backing of most tile. Through trial
and error we have found that most vinyl tile
removes easily once heated with a heat gun
and using a sharp lifting scraper. The trick is
to not burn the tile or overheat the surface
and get after each tile after 30-45 seconds
of heat being applied. Tiles will come off
easily and should come off in full squares making
for easy replacement ! The hot water and iron
method is messy and not really an option when
working to preserve the existing underlayment
OSB board.

Great thanks to Valerie D. for the project !