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With little over a week until I had to finish the renovation, I reached out to Chasing Paper to see if they would be interested in teaming up on this project. It arrived a few days later and was *terrible*. Late one night, I ordered some random peel and stick flooring I found from a popular retailer. At that point, I realized I didnвЂ™t exactly have a plan as to what I wanted to do for flooring - especially since we were on a pretty tight budget for this project.

So on a whim, I started removing tiles one nightвЂ¦ just to see how easily they could be removed. But at some point in the design process, I realized how much I hated the tile and how badly it needed to go.

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When we decided to update our guest bathroom recently, I didnвЂ™t originally plan to remove the existing floor tile. All opinions are myВ own and always will be! Thanks for supporting content that keeps JojotasticВ going. By pulling toward myself (aka, at about a 30 degree angle with the floor), there was enough pressure for the tile to slowly raise up, but not enough upwards pressure to snap the tile.Disclosure:В For thisВ post IВ receivedВ gifted product from Chasing Paper in exchange for review. I was left with part of the tile completely off the floor, and some of the tile still stuck to the floor, and these two pieces connected by the thin decorative layer (that rips off super easily.) On all the tiles where I pulled up (aka, at a 70 degree angle with the floor) the steep angle that I was pulling snapped my tile instead of lifting the remainder off the floor. It is annoying and time-consuming, so youвЂ™re much better off trying to keep the tile in-tact.Д«ecause of that, I found there was a right and a wrong way to pull the tile. If (when) you fail at this goal, youвЂ™ll have a little piece of tile that is still well-stuck to the floor.ДЇor whatever reason, it seems significantly more difficult to get up the small pieces of tile than one large piece. You have one goal when pulling up a piece of tile: get the tile up in one piece. Obviously, I opted to hold the hair dryer at least an inch away from the tile to avoid this.

meant I had to continually stop and wait for it to cool down.

Holding it closer better warmed the tile (yay!), but overheated my hairdryer, since a bunch of the hot air was forced back into the motor (boo.) This: I put the hairdryer on high, and held it about an inch above the tile. So as referenced above, I heated my tile with a hairdryer. If you try/tried this, please let me know in the comments below I really want to know how it goes!!Д®dit: Some people tried this (see comments!) and it went well! It was also mentioned that a heat gun could work really well too. I imagine if you put a towel down over the tile (so you donвЂ™t melt the surface of the tile and end up with a giant mess) and then iron, it would heat the tile hotter and faster than my hairdryer method. I used a hairdryer to do this, since it was easily accessible, although IвЂ™ve also read that using your iron is also a possibility. The warmer you can get your tile, the easier it will be to remove. The peel and stick tile didnвЂ™t actually continue under the cabinets.

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I removed any materials that were on top of the tile, aka, the AC grate and the transition strips that the previous owner had put at all of the doorways.ДЄbout halfway through the project, I also removed all of the cabinets, but I only did that because I was getting new cabinets, and planned to install my new floor under those cabinets. I feel misleading calling the prep work a step for this project it took all of 3 minutes. IвЂ™ve had it for at least five years now, and am still in love. The brush attachment dries my hair super fast, while simultaneously straightening my (admittedly already straight) hair. Hair DryerвЂ“ You should know that regardless of itвЂ™s adhesive melting abilities, this is the best hair dryer in the world.

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How to Remove Peel and Stick Tile Materials Since a hairdryer was one of the few things I had already unpacked, that became my preferred method of heat application. So I did a bit of research, and learned that the adhesive holding the tiles softens when heat is applied.

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I quickly realized I needed a faster method ideally one that pulled the tile off in a full piece. Did it work? Sure, if I wanted to spend the rest of my life breaking little pieces of tile off the floorвЂ¦ I started with just a prybar and a hammer, and worked to pry the tiles off the floor. But, we all hear about how easy peel and stick tile is to install, but is it easy to remove? The tile darkened what was already a pretty dark kitchen, and as a part of my kitchen remodel, I wanted to replace the floor with something lighter. If you click and make a purchase, I may receive compensation (at no additional cost to you.) Note: This blog contains affiliate links.