Remove Glued Down Indoor Outdoor Carpet

Pour some sentinelon a small area and spread it around with an old mop.

Remove glued down indoor outdoor carpet.

Use a utility knife to cut the carpet into strips and peel each strip of carpet up. Use a sharp utility knife to cut through the carpet to form strips a couple of feet wide then loosen each strip by whacking at the edges with the shovel scraper. Using a power puller. Boiling water will soften up hard to remove glue.

If the carpet has been thoroughly glued down scrape the drywall knife under the edge of the carpet as you work it off the surface of the patio. If you re removing a large amount of glued down carpeting it s worth the extra money to rent a power puller. Use a glue dissolution solvent to remove the adhesive from the floor. Remove the adhesive from the subfloor.

The scraper can easily remove big chunks of the glue which helps get the job done more easily later. Scrape up the foam backing using a hand scraper. Step 2 use boiling water. Let it soak for 15 20 minutes.

Now you can pull up each individual section of indoor outdoor carpet one at a time. Following the manufacturer s instructions to get the best results. To use the scraper attachment insert the blade into your reciprocating saw and lock it in place. When you get enough carpet loose.

Step 1 scraping the carpet glue. Remove as much of the carpet glue as possible by scraping it using a razor blade scraper. If the scraper attachment. Work the drywall knife under the carpet as you pull up on it.

This machine plugs into a wall outlet and does all the hard work at a much faster pace than you can do by hand. It works best if you cut the carpet into 2 foot strips.