Well they pulled all the carpet out to discover it was glued to ceramic tile.
Removing carpet adhesive from ceramic tiles.
Ok here s my question.
Are struggling to remove the old tile adhesive from your wall.
Removing an entire floor of carpet squares can be quite time consuming but not terribly difficult.
Once you get over the sheer panic of getting this job done you ll realize you can easily remove glue from floor tiles.
Are thinking of reusing your old tiles then keep reading.
Made to adhere to flooring and last for decades without shifting double sided tape can be a challenge to remove if you don t have something to dissolve the adhesive.
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Removing tile adhesive from your walls is no easy task.
This article has the answers.
How to remove carpet glue from flooring.
To fully appreciate the hard floor though you will need to remove the carpet glue as well.
You can take some form of scalpel to help with the initial removal of the glue.
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If your home was built around the 70s or so and you ve removed vinyl tiles and the mastic is black and hardened you can spray wd40 on the areas and it will re emulsify the adhesive turning it into what looks like motor oil.
Stone tile or concrete flooring.
You will begin to notice that the glue becomes a lot easier to remove.
This will not only soften the adhesive but it will begin to gently lift it from the surface of your ceramic tiles.
One of the advantages of carpet squares over a traditional carpet is that you can remove an individual square and wash it if a stain occurs.
This process requires some elbow grease but it can be done.
It is then a good idea to use a damp cloth to scrub away any adhesive residue.
Ripping up carpet is already a difficult task but once you pull up the carpet there s nothing more annoying than seeing a layer of dried and caked on carpet glue on the subfloor.