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.
Remove carpet have cement floor.
Tack strips or glue.
Though incredibly effective this specialty glue is also notorious because it leaves behind sticky residue that is hard to remove with traditional removal methods.
Carpet glue is an incredibly strong adhesive designed to fix rolls of carpet to concrete floors.
In many cases it may be more appropriate to remove the backing by sanding with a floor sander or a floor buffer and a 36 grit sanding screen.
This includes removing carpe.
Is it possible to remove worn carpeting ceramic tile or sheet vinyl from an existing concrete subfloor and then stain or polish it.
Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers.
Long handled scrapers cost about 30 at home centers.
This video shows the steps that must be taken in preparation for staining concrete floors.
Skipping this step can cause problems when applying new carpet adhesive refinishing your hardwood or laying a new flooring choice such as tile or linoleum.
On a concrete floor the pad is glued in place so big chunks of pad will remain stuck to the floor.
If you just removed carpet and now you need to remove the carpet glue from a concrete floor here are some tips the methods below are easy ways for preparing your concrete floors for laminate tile or hardwood you can try the environmentally friendly products or use the proven but toxic chemical glue strippers.
The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked.
Cut the pad into strips and roll it up just as you did with the carpet.
Removing carpet from a concrete floor can require some elbow work and some time.
Removing carpet before installing concrete floors time.
This is the time consuming section of carpet removal.
If the padding is adhered to the floor cut it into sections with your utility knife and remove the sections using a putty knife.
There are two methods for attaching carpet to the floor.
To remove them use a floor scraper.
Some homeowners find comfort in carpeted basements while others do not.
Sand off old carpet backing.
Tips on how to stain concrete floors.
Remove any loose carpet padding to reveal the concrete.