Remove Glued Down Indoor Outdoor Carpet

If you re removing a large amount of glued down carpeting it s worth the extra money to rent a power puller.

Remove glued down indoor outdoor carpet.

If the scraper attachment. Now you can pull up each individual section of indoor outdoor carpet one at a time. Work the drywall knife under the carpet as you pull up on it. Boiling water will soften up hard to remove glue.

Let it soak for 15 20 minutes. A 2 to 4 wide blade should be appropriate for removing carpet glue. Remove the adhesive from the subfloor. Use a utility knife to cut the carpet into strips and peel each strip of carpet up.

Use a sharp utility knife to cut through the carpet to form strips a couple of feet wide then loosen each strip by whacking at the edges with the shovel scraper. The scraper can easily remove big chunks of the glue which helps get the job done more easily later. Depending on the amount of glue used you may be able to tear pieces of the carpet up without the use of the drywall knife. Step 2 use boiling water.

It works best if you cut the carpet into 2 foot strips. Remove as much of the carpet glue as possible by scraping it using a razor blade scraper. Following the manufacturer s instructions to get the best results. If the carpet has been thoroughly glued down scrape the drywall knife under the edge of the carpet as you work it off the surface of the patio.

This machine plugs into a wall outlet and does all the hard work at a much faster pace than you can do by hand. Use a glue dissolution solvent to remove the adhesive from the floor. When you get enough carpet loose. Using a power puller.

Step 1 scraping the carpet glue. To use the scraper attachment insert the blade into your reciprocating saw and lock it in place.