Removing Old Carpet Glue

They are the size of a broom but at one end is a large sharp razor blade.

Removing old carpet glue.

Scrape the carpet glue off with a scraper. Remove as much of the carpet glue as possible by scraping it using a razor blade scraper. Remove the carpet glue by scraping it using some good old elbow grease. Skipping this step can cause problems when applying new carpet adhesive refinishing your hardwood or laying a new.

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. Purchase a large long handle razor blade scraper. Carpet glue is an incredibly strong adhesive designed to fix rolls of carpet to concrete floors. 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.

Step 2 use boiling water. Boiling water will soften up hard to remove 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. Though incredibly effective this specialty glue is also notorious because it leaves behind sticky residue that is hard to remove with traditional removal methods.

Remove the carpet glue after removing old carpet. Creating a clean smooth surface is critical however if a new. Pour the boiling water over the carpet glue and allow it to sit there for.