Removing Rug From Hardwood Floors

I bought a house about 3 weeks ago and it has hardwood floor in the living room when i tried removing the old carpet it left padding residue and marks on the floor.

Removing rug from hardwood floors.

I m thankful we didn t have to deal with removing adhesive. Hello i am going to be laying down peel and stick vinyl tiles down over wood floors but first i need to get the padding up off the floor. Remove all of the leftover residue. Before you can begin to deep clean hardwood floors you will need to remove the stubborn adhesive that was left behind you might also still have some remnants of your carpet tacks and staples still on the ground that need removing.

The procedure for removal of both these adhesives is the same but the products used are not. I suggest wearing your worst work clothes including a long sleeved shirt. It had fused with the beautiful oak hardwood floors. Well there are a lot of ways to remove carpet padding on your wood floors but today and i m going to tell you the easiest way to do it.

Once you ve established that you really want to remove the carpet be prepared for one of the dirtiest smelliest jobs you ve ever done in your life. While planning to uncover the original hardwood floor i pulled back the corner of the carpet to find that the padding was stapled down and not glued to the floor. In order to have that beautiful hardwood floor you need to keep in mind that there are two types of glues that are used when putting down a carpet general carpet adhesive and tar based glue. Soak some old towels in the water and then place them on the adhesive.

An even better option when it comes to getting your floors clean after removing carpet is to opt for a hardwood steam cleaner. To remove adhesive from a hardwood floor bring a pot of water to a boil. After letting them sit for 3 to 5 minutes wipe off as much adhesive as you can. Planning to remove carpet over hardwood floors.

When we pulled the old carpet and padding which was a blue yellow mixed color from our floors we found a thin layer of what apparently was black foam from the carpet before. This needs to be removed. Not only will it help to loosen any extra dirt and grime but in the event that you also missed a little bit of adhesive the hot steam from the mop will help to loosen the material so it can be.