How To Install Linoleum Flooring Over Linoleum' title='How To Install Linoleum Flooring Over Linoleum' />DIY Strip Wax Off Linoleum Flooring. Regular readers here know that we have a duplex that we rent out. How-To-Install-Vinyl-Tile-Over-Ceramic-Tile.jpg' alt='How To Install Linoleum Flooring Over Linoleum' title='How To Install Linoleum Flooring Over Linoleum' />HGTV. Kitchen Flooring Buying Guide gives you expert tips with pictures around linoleum floors as well as other flooring types for your kitchen renovation. Here it is, the best way to strip wax and refinish linoleum flooring to bring it back to beautiful and extend its life. But for us its not really a passive investment. Rather than handing off the investment to a property management company, were in there actively ourselves finding new tenants, and DIY ing as much of the maintenance and repairs as we can. Our latest DIY project took us a few tries to get right, so we want to share the how to here for others to avoid the trial and error that we had to fight through. The Project Refinishing Linoleum Flooring. Top Stripped and clean, Bottom as good as it got before this process. One of our units has linoleum floors. You might remember them from staring at the floor in your second grade classroom. Or third grade. Or fourth. Or tenth. Theyre the classy 1. Pass your homework to the front of your row. The good thing about linoleum tiles like these is that they are durable. Heck, if years of students can run, jump, and spit all over them, what harm can a few members of the college orchestra really do to themThe bad news is that cleaning them properly a task that we unsuccessfully attempted in 2. But were going to break that secret here today. He Said She Said Did It Really Need To Be Done Mrs Po. Serial Number Adobe Acrobat X Standard on this page. P Honestly, the floors looked like they were in a school where the janitors had been laid off years ago. But, I thought it was a hopeless cause and just wanted to give them a good mopping for the new tenants and convince Mr. Po. P to lay 9. 00 sqft of relatively inexpensive ceramic tile in a few years. After all, itd be great practice for when we finally address the tile problem in our own house. Mr Po. P They looked awful. Whenever prospective tenants came to check out the place, theyd love the high ceilings that made the little unit feel bigger, the new cabinetry and dishwasher. But theyd always ask if that was as good as the floors got. People noticed more than Mrs Po. P thought they should. Plus, I dont want to put down 9. I can avoid it. So Mrs. Po. P caved and I got free rein with the credit card to see if there wasnt a way to salvage these tiles and bring them back to their former glory by removing years and layers of yellowish discolored wax not to mention paint droppings, dirt, grease, and scratches in between the wax layers from tiles that were otherwise fine. An Aside on Linoleum vs Vinyl. First off, lets clear up the difference between vinyl and linoleum tile. Check out this article for more info, but basically linoleum is a type of flooring that is made of linseed oil making it fairly green, lasts for 3. Naked linoleum is porous, so you have to maintain it with a sealer and wax. Vinyl tile is made from oil, has a printed pattern tends to wear off after a while, but is slightly easier to install in sheet form in tile form its a wash for installation, and only lasts about half as long as linoleum. Part of the problem is that nobody knows the damn difference between linoleum and vinyl. To see how bad this is Google actually uses the terms interchangeably. When Google doesnt get it right, you know its confusing. Even though linoleum is mostly seen in commercial settings in the US nowadays, for some reason we wound up with about 9. These directions are for linoleum floors, so if you try it on vinyl and you screw something up, dont come to me. Project Requirements See, we werent kidding about the name Time About 1 day solid of hard work for 2 people stripping, and a few more hours after that spread out for applying sealers and wax. Preferably the better part of a week when youll have the floors all completely cleared. Stripping Chemicals 4. We used Bet. Co Extreme Stripper what a name that we picked up from a janitorial supply company. Its a concentrate that youll dilute you can try the light strength first, but ours needed full strength. Zep Floor Stripper sold in Lowes and Home Depot was useless, and a combination of ammonia and vinegar was also pretty useless. Dont waste your money. SealerWax Chemicals For these, were using Zep Floor Sealer and Zep Floor Finish and since were not in a commercial environment we figure these should be okay. MopsBuckets 5 1. Sponge mop for applying chemicals this will be basically dead at the end of this process, and rope mops for applying the sealer and wax. Youll also want a couple 2 gallon buckets for holding the chemical solutions. Commercial Buffer Rental 6. We recommend renting one of these from a janitorial supply company. We only learned later, but it is much cheaper than renting from Lowes or Home Depot. We used the scouring pad attachment and had two of them. Get lessons before turning this on they are NOT intuitive to control Wet Dry Vac 9. This is key. And dont cheap out. Get one with a powerful motor we went with a 5. Hp, a long handle so you dont have to hunch over, and pay the extra 8 to get a squeegee like attachment that youll use to be sucking all the used stripping chemicals off the floor. Luckily this part is reusable and we will be keeping it. Safety equipment Ok, so we didnt actually use goggle and respirators, but you might want to consider it. Mrs. Po. P said her throat was scratchy the day after, but I felt ok. Process Once youve got all the right supplies, its pretty straightforward. This is a close up of the waxy slurry that youre stripping off. If you let it dry in place, it will harden where it falls. Eww. Have one person use the sponge mop to apply your stripping chemicals to an area thats about 3 x 1. Set a timer for 5 minutes, and keep an eye on that area, keeping that area wet and applying more stripping chemicals as needed for 5 minutes. When your timer dings after 5 minutes, you should be able to use your fingernail to scrape off some of the wax on the floor. Now the other person can start buffing on one end of the area. You want even pressure, and the scouring pad will be stripping up all those layers of wax and sealant. As the person with the buffer moves along the area, the second person should grab the wet dry vac and follow behind sucking up all the excess wax and used stripping chemicals that are being left behind. Note, some instructions will tell you to mop this slurry up. The authors of those instructions are either masochists or morons. Perhaps both. Repeat Steps 1 3 until the entire house is stripped. Every few repeats, youll need to rinse out the scouring pad on your buffer set it aside to dry and swap it out with the clean one. Youll also need to empty out your wet dry vac, too. This gets a good 9. You may want to use hand applications and a hand held scrub brush to get in the corners where the circular buffer surface cant reach. After its stripped, let it dry overnight. ThenApply the sealer using the rope mop following the directions on the bottle. Wash, but dont dry the mop heads. Download The Iso Zone Gta San Andreas Multiplayer. They shrink if you dry them a LOTApply the wax using the rope mop following the directions on the bottle. C Sharp Oops Interview Questions And Answers Pdf. Mr. Po. P went back and did this several evenings in a row letting it dry 2. Again, wash but dont dry the mop heads between each nightly application. And thats it. Now youre all ready to admire your shiny redone floors. And by admire, I mean really lay the praise on thick. This was a crap load of manual labor and you need to pat yourself on the back. Admire, Damnit Were aiming to repeat this complete process every few years, though we will probably mop and then put an additional layer of wax on every year or so when tenants move out. Linoleum vs. Vinyl Flooring Armstrongs The Floor Board Blog. In Customer Service, we often get the question, Are vinyl and linoleum the same thing The answer is no. While linoleum is often used as a synonym for vinyl sheet, its more accurate to say that theyre both resilient floors meaning they can restore their shape. Their only similarity is that linoleum and vinyl both come in sheet goods on a roll rather than tiles. Choosing Between Linoleum and Vinyl. Im in the planning stages of my kitchen renovation, and Ive considered all of the floors Armstrong makes. Right now, Ive narrowed it down to linoleum and vinyl sheet. Vinyl sheet offers amazing visuals and the easiest maintenance. So why is linoleum on my short listAll the colorful options While vinyl floors come in a wide range of colors, linoleum takes advantage of the entire spectrum of color. See the options here. Both linoleum and vinyl are easy to clean, but linoleum will require a little more care. The cleaning products you use will be different too. Linoleum is more sensitive to cleaners and strippers that are high in p. H, so always look for neutral detergents like Armstrongs recommended linoleum cleaners. For vinyl sheet, we recommend no rinse Armstrong Once n Done Resilient Ceramic Tile Cleaner. Manufacturing Ingredients. Few people know that linoleum was discovered by accident back in 1. This leads me to one of the biggest differences between vinyl and linoleum. Linoleum is made from natural components like linseed oil, tree resin, wood and cork flours, limestone, and pigments. It even comes with a jute backing. Its ingredients provide it with that unique scent, evoking memories of schools and kitchens of yore. Vinyl is manufactured using vinyl, felt, fiberglass and dyes. All of Armstrongs vinyl sheet floors carry the Floor. Score Certification seal. This certification means that they meet low emission levels of volatile organic compounds VOCs for safer indoor air quality. The Linoleum BloomWhen shopping for linoleum, be aware of linoleums bloom. The bloom is a yellowish cast to the floor that is a temporary by product of the manufacturing process. To find out if the floor you choose is right for your home, take a sample home from the retailer or home center and expose it to sunlight to see the true color of the floor. Keep in mind, your linoleum flooring may arrive with the same bloom as the sample. But over time, this bloom will disappear with exposure to a light source. Back to my kitchen floor, while vinyl is still a possibility, Im leaning towards linoleum because Im excited about bringing home a floor that will add a lot of color to my kitchen. This post was written by Rebecca Fisher. Rebecca is a Commercial Techline Representative She has been with the company since January 2. Customer Relations Technical Services Representative. She loves to research information for her customers. Away from work, Rebecca enjoys spending time with her family and pets.