In the floor in the bathroom I’m doing I have a 3/4″pc of ply with 2 layers of linoleum on top of it. I want to remove it so I can do a mud floor. What would be the best procedure to remove it?. The actual flooring is 3/4 decking. I can’t get the linoleum to budge, so I cant see any of the nails to pry them out. I’m worried about prying it up because I don’t want to tear up the decking. I was thinking of maybe cutting the floor into sections with a circular saw and then trying to pry it up that way, juat a thought. Any ideas to make my life easier? 🙂
Micky
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Circ saw works. Start by setting the depth to about 7/8" and adjust from there. Wear a full face shield cuz you will ceretainly hit a nail or two that you can't see.
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Circ saw works. Start by setting the depth to about 7/8" and adjust from there. Wear a full face shield cuz you will ceretainly hit a nail or two that you can't see.
Exactly -- Divide and conquer! Cut the floor up into strips and then pry it up with flat bars, crowbar, etc. A roofing shovel works well, too. I'd probably start with a 16" - 24" wide swath. After attempting to pry it up, you'll know whether the swath is too wide or two narrow.
If you're trying to keep the original subfloor (and only tearing up the layer that was placed on top of it), I'd start with a depth of 3/4" on the circular saw -- check this and readjust as required. You want to adjust the depth so that the saw teeth just barely cut through the part you're removing.
Edited 4/13/2007 3:04 am ET by Ragnar17
Why remove it?
Rough it up with 30 grit or 40 grit and glue/screw your new cmu backer over it. Hardibacker is 1/4" is all.
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It's getting a mud floor Piffin.
Thanks for insight guys, I figured cutting sections would be the way to go.
Then you must have plenty of elevation to go over it, right?
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