Today I decided to pull up Lino in Bathroom before painting the Skirting Board. I have now been left with a sticky floor. (stick to it if I try and walk on it).

What do I need to use or do to get rid of the sticky floor.

I know what you're all thinking - Hopeless female doing DIY - gets it wrong!!!!

Please take pity on me and offer some sensible (practical) advice.

Will eventually be putting down new Lino or laminate

What do I need to use or do to get rid of the sticky floor.

Talc ?

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Today I decided to pull up Lino in Bathroom before painting the Skirting
Board. I have now been left with a sticky floor. (stick to it if I try
and walk on it).

What do I need to use or do to get rid of the sticky floor.

Depends what sort of sticky it is - I'd try a hot air gun and a flat
scraper to see if that removed the worst of it, possibly followed by
scrubbing with white spirit or similar.

Will eventually be putting down new Lino or laminate

You could always just put the old lino back - maybe trim the edge back
if it's getting in the way of your decorating. In any other room I'd
say just cover the goo with paper, but in a bathroom I don't think that
would work too well. How about a liberal sprinkling of talcum powder?

Rob Morley wrote:
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Today I decided to pull up Lino in Bathroom before painting the Skirting
Board. I have now been left with a sticky floor. (stick to it if I try
and walk on it).

What do I need to use or do to get rid of the sticky floor.

Depends what sort of sticky it is - I'd try a hot air gun and a flat
scraper to see if that removed the worst of it, possibly followed by
scrubbing with white spirit or similar.

You could always just put the old lino back - maybe trim the edge back
if it's getting in the way of your decorating. In any other room I'd
say just cover the goo with paper, but in a bathroom I don't think that
would work too well. How about a liberal sprinkling of talcum powder?

Why take up the old lino if you are not ready to replace it?

Check out the floor for lumps and bumps, nails etc sticking up.
Remember to use the old lino as a pattern if it is not too unbearable.
Cut vinyl a little larger than the old to allow for shrinking.

A laye rof newspaper will act as an underlay. The stickiness is likely
to be oil from the lino. I believe it was made with linseed oil and was
at one time also called oilcloth?

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Rob Morley wrote:
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Today I decided to pull up Lino in Bathroom before painting the Skirting
Board. I have now been left with a sticky floor. (stick to it if I try
and walk on it).

What do I need to use or do to get rid of the sticky floor.

Depends what sort of sticky it is - I'd try a hot air gun and a flat
scraper to see if that removed the worst of it, possibly followed by
scrubbing with white spirit or similar.

You could always just put the old lino back - maybe trim the edge back
if it's getting in the way of your decorating. In any other room I'd
say just cover the goo with paper, but in a bathroom I don't think that
would work too well. How about a liberal sprinkling of talcum powder?

Why take up the old lino if you are not ready to replace it?

Why ask me? I'm not the OP.

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 19:17:23 +0100, single mum
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Today I decided to pull up Lino in Bathroom before painting the Skirting
Board. I have now been left with a sticky floor. (stick to it if I try
and walk on it).

What do I need to use or do to get rid of the sticky floor.

I know what you're all thinking - Hopeless female doing DIY - gets it
wrong!!!!

Please take pity on me and offer some sensible (practical) advice.

Will eventually be putting down new Lino or laminate

You have 2 choices

1) remove the glue - a lot of hard work

2) stick something to the glue, talc, dust, newspaper whatever takes
your fancy.

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Why ask me? I'm not the OP.

I was addressing the last person I was addressing.

Do try not to take things so personally on usenet and you may do well.

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"Rob Morley" wrote in message


Why ask me? I'm not the OP.

I was addressing the last person I was addressing.

Do try not to take things so personally on usenet and you may do well.

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"Rob Morley" wrote in message


Why ask me? I'm not the OP.

I was addressing the last person I was addressing.

Do try not to take things so personally on usenet and you may do well.

****.

I often post to the OP by replying to someone else's answer

I just can't be buggered to wind back

Lighten up


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single mum wrote in message
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Today I decided to pull up Lino in Bathroom before painting the Skirting
Board. I have now been left with a sticky floor. (stick to it if I try
and walk on it).

What do I need to use or do to get rid of the sticky floor.

I know what you're all thinking - Hopeless female doing DIY - gets it
wrong!!!!

Please take pity on me and offer some sensible (practical) advice.

Will eventually be putting down new Lino or laminate

Well if you intend fitting laminate later , put down some laminate underlay
now.
You wont then have to ask how to stick that down.

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