Removing Old Adhesive From Under Carpet On Stairway

You may also come across adhesive from self sticking carpets.

Removing old adhesive from under carpet on stairway.

Boiling water will soften up hard to remove glue. This video and description contains affiliate links w. 3 inch putty knife to place under the pry bar when removing the tack strip to protect the stair. Some adhesives are water soluble drenching the floor with water often makes them easy to scrape off with a floor scraper chemical paint strippers also do the job.

Removing carpet from stairs can be easily tackled in a day or over the weekend without hiring a professional. Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. Remove as much of the carpet glue as possible by scraping it using a razor blade scraper. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house.

Stairs are often located at the entryway to your home so removing old carpet and adding a fresh style can make a lasting impact and serve as a welcome greeting to all. A third alternative is to scrape off the adhesive. The scraper can easily remove big chunks of the glue which helps get the job done more easily later. Whether you have a concrete hardwood or wooden sub floor under your carpet you will need to remove the old carpet glue to replace the flooring or use your hardwood floors.

You can also use a putty knife to remove stuck on glue if the carpet padding was glued to the stair. Once the carpet has been removed you ll still have to remove the adhesive from the subfloor. This mama got bored last weekend and decided it was time to tackle a project that has been on my wish list to do list for a long long time. Ripping up old carpeting is no small task but removing the glue used to secure it to the subfloor is a major job all on its own.

Wear a respirator gloves goggles and protective clothing if you choose this option. The bulk of carpet adhesives are spreadable and although most are water soluble they don t necessarily dissolve in water once they have cured the same is true of latex paint. Step 1 scraping the carpet glue. Step 2 use boiling water.