You won’t be able to remove the linoleum flooring with a refrigerator or heavy furniture on top of it.

Remove linoleum glue with steam. It is easier to remove linoleum in smaller pieces. Then spray this over the adhesive and wait. Here is the procedure to steam clean linoleum floor:

These are available from tool rental shops. I will take a blade to the entire floor. Steam is able to do this because it can penetrate even the tiniest of crevices which means it will find any crevice.

Don't waste your money on the dremel. Apply a generous amount of goo gone to the floor adhesive. The old linoleum peals right up.

To remove dried glue from linoleum, dampen a clean rag in nail polish remover that contains acetone. Pat the dried glue with the dampened rag to soften the glue. Bring a cauldron or pot of water to a boil and gently pour it over the glue.

The carpet came up but the glue did not. To best describe it, it looks as most of the glue had come off with the linoleum with a few small areas of which the glue seemed to remain on the floor. This method is as simple as using a hand scraper of some sort and working at it until you’re able to remove the glue.

Without cooling it, transfer it to a spray bottle. Using a putty knife, start to pull off the. After 3 years of home ownership we finally got around to stripping the linoleum paper glue in our sun room/storage room.