Removing Carpet To Paint Concrete Floor

Pull the carpet up.

Removing carpet to paint concrete floor.

Tips on how to stain concrete floors. On a concrete floor the carpet pad is often glued into place. So i asked a contractor about staining the concrete floor and he said you really can t do it if carpet is down with a pre exisiting concrete floor due to. Use pliers to pull padding staples when removing carpet from stairs.

Here is what you need to do to remove the carpet glue. The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked. For example lots of concrete stains appear like paint but they seep into the concrete and can be applied with a sprayer. 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.

In this case use a floor scraper to remove the pieces of padding that remain stuck to the floor. Start the carpet removal procedure by prying the baseboards off the walls with a pry bar. Removing carpet and staining concrete floor we have carpet right now and i was told by someone it is cheaper to stain your concrete floor instead of putting laminate wood flooring down. This video shows the steps that must be taken in preparation for staining concrete floors.

Here are the steps we followed. Tough spots might require a power oscillating tool. Stains hold up just as well as most paints and the semi transparent versions can still give the original look of the concrete. Pull up carpet and carpet pad.

How to remove your old carpet and paint your concrete floor. If you choose the right products and apply them properly you will get long lasting good looking results. If you plan to reuse them tap out the nails with a hammer number each one and stack them in a safe place. Solid paints that are rated for floors can be applied just like a normal paint via brush or roller.

This includes removing carpe. Use paint remover on the concrete to remove the carpet glue. Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers.