Pricey off the shelf products promise to make easy work of removing tough carpet glue from concrete but chemical strippers emit toxic fumes while their eco friendly counterparts can be so.
Remove carpet from concrete porch add tile.
Step 1 scraping the carpet glue.
On a concrete floor the carpet pad is often glued into place.
Here are some alternative methods to get carpet glue off of concrete that will protect your health and your wallet.
In this case use a floor scraper to remove the pieces of padding that remain stuck to the floor.
Outdoor carpet on your front porch or patio can get grimy and filled with dirt and other germs.
If you need to remove carpet glue from concrete fill a bucket with 1 gallon of very hot water then add 2 cups of ammonia and 1 cup liquid detergent to the bucket.
The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked.
Tough spots might require a power oscillating tool.
Use pliers to pull padding staples when removing carpet from stairs.
The scraper can easily remove big chunks of the glue which helps get the job done more easily later.
Use caution and wear gloves when you re handling ammonia as it s a dangerous chemical.
You may be embarrassed when guests come to your front doorstep if you still have ripped and disgusting carpet glued to your cement steps.
Remove the 3 foot wide carpet sections from the tack strips by shaking the carpet in a back and forth motion while pulling it up from the surface of the floor.