I'm a firefighter, this is why I will always have a job!

This video is not the easiest or cheapest. You need cheap fabric softener, boiling water, $store broom, and paint scrapers with disposable 4 "razor blades. We bought the scrapers that are about 18 in long. Buy extra blades you will need them.First if you peel the plastic top off the paper backing with glue will be left behind. Cut the top part with box cutter, peel plastic. Then boil water add about 1/4 cup fabric softener. Stir pour hot water on floor and spread with broom so it doesn't get on drywall. Leave for about 15 min. Then scrape in long sections. Once you have an open area and follow it, the rest should come up pretty easy. Make your dinner before hand because you will be too tired to care later. We did a 1600 sq ft house and we are in our 70s. It took time, one room at a time. Good luck hope this saves you money. 🌺🌲🌺

If you perforate the linoleum like you would wallpaper it may save you from scraping off the top finish layer

So glad I found this video. Was about to give up and just lay vinyl plank over the old vinyl. 2 hours and it’s all up. Kept the room well vented and the hose on and in the room just in case. Cheers

Thanks I'll try it

Doing mine as well, used terpentine on the glue it was like magic..the other room is like yours there, so I figure you scrape the top layer so the fuel can soak in...

It's adhesive. Apply heat to break down the bonds.

Did you get that checked before ripping it up, it looks a lot like it could be asbestos backed vinyl.

Is your house still standing? Petrol fumes burn “very rapidly” (‘very rapidly” is a synonym for explode).

I hope nobody actually lays Linoleum anymore

If possible leave the floor in place and do a floating floor over top of it. A floating floor can easily be removed in the future making the abatement of the Lino underneath easier when it eventually gets done.

No way 😳 kitchen smelling like a shell forecourt. Wife n kids in full blown NBC kit 🤣🤣

Right, but isn't the point avoiding that back breaking first step?

Acetone alone works.

By petrol, you mean gasoline?

Clearly, using gasoline indoors has its risks!!

Using another Non Flammable agent wouldn't have done the same job?

Dont be concerned about "As Best Us" (Asbestos) because the dangers are only realized when the product is in the dry form and made airborne as in sawdust and any process which creates abundant controlled particulates.

How do you get of the gas smell afterwards?

and the smell? residual smell?

The older the vinyl more chance it's asbestos backed,

can you smoke while doing this?

I suppose you do not want to do this in winter.

That first step looks back breaking.

Holy sh*te!

I was calling a professional by 2:26.

They have a machine for that

White spirit?

The easiest way to eat asbestos fibers

My gosh- no pets? No family living there?

Stand up razor scraper. 40bucks 😂

you now have petrol residue in your concrete, not a good idea

Using petrol indoors??? Uh, no.

These videos drive me crazy😂😂 you can score the floor with a utility knife in strips of 4 inches than use a 4 inch scraper to remove it

Just think should your scraper against that concrete make a small spark. Wow

Floor would be sticky as fk

Nope. Very Flammibale. Lets smoke wile it soaks and see if the roof stays on.

Heat gun.

Using gasoline????,,,,you are jesting Sir?

Don't do that, I did, all the house smelled like gasoline, the neighbor called the firefighters, and more than 5 trucks arrived, big trouble, let me dislike this video.

might want to use a pair of gloves