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Andrew Gabriel

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(Andrew Gabriel) writes:
Posting for a friend...

Bathroom floor is floorboards, with vinyl stuck down with some
black glue. Want to take up the vinyl. Glue looks a bit like
bitumen but it doesn't seem to soften with moderate heat.
Tried flat bladed shovel, but that won't cut through the glue
either. Any suggestions on getting it up?

Thanks for the suggestions. Aparently he persevered with an
iron, getting it just hot enough not to melt the vinyl, and
then it came up. It was stuck much harder just around the
doorway where he was starting than it was over the rest of
the room.

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Andrew Gabriel
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