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Thanks Nick, for the tip. So I found a way to get that crap off with reasonably little effort: I used a Fein MultiMaster reciprocating too with a smooth edge blade, and it worked wonderfully. It takes some time but it's essentially effortless.

Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it, and yes Highup, I've been concerned about the asbestos risk as well. I suspect the top layer of flooring was sheet vinyl, but I can't say about the bottom layer since it was probably laid in the 50s. I also went to Lumber Liquidators and talked with...

Okay, I'll say it: It was a VERY bad move for me to try to remove my 50 year old linolium floor before laying laminate. But, here I am! I have about half the floor stripped to the bare sheet wood substrate, but a thin layer of felt backing from the old laminate floor remains elsewhere. Is...