Removing Old Carpet Glue

These scrapers easily remove huge chunks of the glue.

Removing old carpet glue.

Remove as much of the carpet glue as possible by scraping it using a razor blade scraper. 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. Pulling up the carpet and scraping underneath with a paint scraper to beak the glue bond is tedious work and wetting the carpet to loosen the adhesive may cause it to break into pieces.

Skipping this step can cause problems when applying new carpet adhesive refinishing your hardwood or laying a new. Boiling water will soften up hard to remove glue. Carpet installers use strong mastic that doesn t deteriorate when they glue down carpets and they often use more than is really needed both of which spell bad news for you when you want to remove the carpet. Creating a clean smooth surface is critical however if a new.

Though incredibly effective this specialty glue is also notorious because it leaves behind sticky residue that is hard to remove with traditional removal methods. Remove the carpet glue by scraping it using some good old elbow grease. 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. Carpet glue is an incredibly strong adhesive designed to fix rolls of carpet to concrete floors.

Step 2 use boiling water. Scrape the carpet glue off with a scraper. Purchase a large long handle razor blade scraper.