Have completed several rooms, but now have old vinyl linoleum gliued to the wood. What is the best way to take it up? We have found the backing and glue tough to get up.

The backing and glue are horrible to remove. We've scraped,, used boiling water over towels (what a mess!) Is there an easier, less messy way?

Try paint stripper, the toxic kind with methylene choride.

get the solid parts off then run 3M 16grit paper.

Sand it off. Just another set on the sanding process. Once you have it off, clean your sander, and continue like normal.

Seen some pics of jobs where I would have just demo'd the floor but these guys restored it. Check the pics out on this page. Go to the previous pages of Locky's picks to see the finished floors. The guy is a master finisher I'd say.

http://flooringinstaller.ning.com/photo?page=21

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Sand it off with a 16 grit paper. It will be a pain, but so will every other option.