Carpet installers use strong mastic that doesn t deteriorate when they glue down carpets and they often use more than is really needed both of which spell bad news for you when you want to remove the carpet.
Removing old carpet glue.
Step 2 use boiling water.
Whether you have a concrete hardwood or wooden sub floor under your carpet you will need to remove the old carpet glue to replace the flooring or use your hardwood floors.
Scrape the carpet glue off with a scraper.
Purchase a large long handle razor blade scraper.
They are the size of a broom but at one end is a large sharp razor blade.
Remove the carpet glue by scraping it using some good old elbow grease.
Boiling water will soften up hard to remove glue.
These scrapers easily remove huge chunks of the glue.
Pulling up the carpet and scraping underneath with a paint scraper to beak the glue bond is tedious work and wetting the carpet to loosen the adhesive may cause it to break into pieces.
Remove the carpet glue after removing old carpet.
Creating a clean smooth surface is critical however if a new.
Ripping up old carpeting is no small task but removing the glue used to secure it to the subfloor is a major job all on its own.
Skipping this step can cause problems when applying new carpet adhesive refinishing your hardwood or laying a new.
Pour the boiling water over the carpet glue and allow it to sit there for.
Remove as much of the carpet glue as possible by scraping it using a razor blade scraper.