Q: Under my carpet I found hardwood flooring. Unfortunately, there is leftover glue and linoleum backing adhered to the hardwood. I would like to remove the carpet and refinish the hardwood flooring.
What are my options or steps to remove the glue/linoleum?
A: I would highly recommend you hire a professional. This is really not DIY work. A professional would be able to remove the mess with his sanding machine and appropriate abrasive.
Related Questions
Glue stuck on hardwood floorI just stained pine hardwood floors, and didn't get all the glue cleaned up. It looks horrible. How do I remove the glue before I put the finishing coats on? I tried sanding, but it didn't work.
Hardwood over linoleumI am installing a hard wood floor in our kitchen. We currently have a linoleum floor in the kitchen. Can I put the hardwood floor down right on top of that or do I have to rip up and remove the current kitchen floor?
Removing Applique from Hardwood FloorQ: We own a rental and did work there recently. The tenants had put up a dartboard and put a Budweiser applique of some type, which is 4 inches by 12 inches, on the hardwood floor as the "throw from" line. Will this damage the floor? I tried to see…
Removing tar paper stuck to floorI have oak hardwood floors that were covered in the 70's with vinyl type tiles. They laid a type of tar paper over the hardwood flooring. the tiles were then glued to the tar paper. The tiles come up very easily, but the tar paper doesn't. In some areas the…
Floating hardwood floorIs there such a thing as a floating hardwood floor? I have seen hardwood flooring that has a “uniclic†design which looks like it can be floating. If so, what types of things should I consider for installing it in my new (less than 5 year old) condo? Would there…
Floor camel-backingQ: I have a lot of lift on my floor. I think it's called camel-backing / camel backing; like, the floor is a little hilly in some spots as if the staples have come out and now the floor is lifting. What is the cause? How do I fix it?…