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furgurburgur t1_j2c2mz1 wrote

I would get a flooring scraper and get most of the glue off before doing anything, self leveling or other

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Dazzling-Win-1817 OP t1_j2c42k4 wrote

When I try scraping though it digs into the wood. I'm worried I'm doing more harm than good

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S_A_N_D_ t1_j2cetpk wrote

Get/rent a floor or belt sander

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Grippenripp t1_j2cxxz1 wrote

Wouldnt the heat of the belt sander gum up the glue?

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S_A_N_D_ t1_j2ds9pt wrote

That glue is probably so old and brittle that it wouldn't.

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Immediate-Soup6340 t1_j2d0w5k wrote

Boiling water and a towel. Work fast, little areas at a time so as not to damage the floor. Just dump the water, cover with towel, couple minutes later scrape and dry.

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robosmrf t1_j2d683b wrote

This sounds like a terrible idea. That will mess up the wood floor for sure. If you want heat, use a heat gun and a scraper, not boiling water.

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Immediate-Soup6340 t1_j2d824z wrote

If you dry it quick enough, it's fine. Don't use a lot of water, obviously. The towel will soak most of it up before it can really penetrate the wood.

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xpen25x t1_j2c3hr7 wrote

Glue will have to be removed before you do anything

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jsm7464 t1_j2c3i7h wrote

Yes, it will give a much better finished products. Use the self leveler and then sand before flooring installation.

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brandonsmash t1_j2c5y31 wrote

Yes. If you skip it and you do not have an excellent surface below you will absolutely regret that decision.

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sysadminbj t1_j2c2g7i wrote

Really depends on if there’s a significant drop or a very high spot that you want to set as the leveling point for the floor.

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richvide0 t1_j2c6x1k wrote

I recently put down vinyl tile down on a cement floor using tile adhesive underneath. This was for a school we were renovating. A huge room. The old floor had tons of dip and bumps. After I was done, using a rubber mallet the whole way through, it looked awesome. Bumps and dips basically disappeared. I didn’t use a self leveler.

A contractor friend of ours who had seen it before couldn’t believe how good it looked and wondered how I did it, especially since this was the first time I done anything even remotely like this.

I think the adhesive really helped leveling it somewhat. I didn’t lay it on thick at all but it came out great.

So you may not need to use a self lever to get a good result.

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gendabenda t1_j2cilxs wrote

You can lay vinyl on a concrete floor as long as it's relatively flat - it can slope up and down like basement floors tend to do (the vinyl can take slopes no problem) but OPs picture is rough and jagged; I wouldn't do that.

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rocketPhotos t1_j2cbwvt wrote

Get a belt sander with 40-60 grit. Be prepared to go through tons of belts as the glue will foul them quickly

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TrogdorBurns t1_j2cdakl wrote

If it's not level you wind up sticking things together at angles that are slightly different from 90 degrees. In a small space it's not a big deal. In a large space you wind up with gaps and overlaps as you move across the room.

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Mehhucklebear t1_j2cjiyt wrote

It's the much easier solution than trying to clean that stuff off

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jules6815 t1_j2df544 wrote

Vinyl will telegraph whatever is below it. Even a small pebble.

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