Bath remodel update

Published: February 7, 2026, 1:33 pm

Updated: February 7, 2026, 1:52 pm

Removed old tile and vinyl in all areas except under the toilets. That took about 3 hours.
Scraped off old vinyl adhesive in bedroom vanity area and one bath.
Needed to buy adhesive stripper and used mineral spirits I had on hand.
Vinyl adhesive is rock hard and stuck on concrete tighter than a gnats ass to a rain barrel. Probably been on there since the house was built about 45 years ago.

Big struggle. Took about 20 hours just to scrape about 30 square feet.

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konane - Feb 8, 2026, 8:45 am

Your description of how hard the adhesive is stuck totally cracked me up. I'm sure you're not finding it at all humorous removing it. That is an enormous amount of work for anyone. I'm wishing you the very best luck and stamina completing that job.

JAP69 - Feb 8, 2026, 11:21 am

Yep,
One thing about liquid vinyl adhesive remover I found out is to give it time to soak in. Instructions say about 20 minutes or a bit longer. I done one area letting it soak about four hours and the surface just barely scraped off. I applied another coat of remover and let soak overnight. after twelve hours of soaking it was still difficult. So I applied the mineral spirit and let soak. Then I was able to remove the adhesive with a small degree of difficulty.

Bath remodel update

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