On 09/09/2018 08:05, tim... wrote:
My new house has a kitchen where the floor has been glued down across
the whole area with adhesive (looks like evostick, but I guess it's a
commercial version).

As I try and pull the old floor up it breaks off in small lumps

Is there some clever way to break down the adhesive (through the
flooring) so that it is easier to lift, or do I just have to go over the
whole floor with a scraper?

tim



You could try warming it with a hot air gun. Whether you could get it
warm enough to soften the bond is something you will need to see. A mask
and open windows (fumes) would be a good idea.

I'm curious, what is the flooring? Vinyl, at least the stuff we've had
professionally laid, was taped at the edges. Wood normally clips
together etc. The large tile like boards, I assumed, were similar.

Of course, someone could have done something totally different ;-)

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