This is the time consuming section of carpet removal.
Remove carpet from concrete slab.
Here are our recommended steps to take.
Carpet glue is an incredibly strong adhesive designed to fix rolls of carpet to concrete floors.
Scrape off as much of the concrete glue as possible.
There are two methods for attaching carpet to the floor.
The good news is removing carpet glue from a concrete floor is possible.
Tack strips or glue.
You will want to use a scraper with a sharp razor edge.
Before ripping the carpet off your concrete slab vacuum or sweep the area.
All you need is the right tools and methods to get the job done.
Removing carpet from a concrete floor can require some elbow work and some time.
If you just removed carpet and now you need to remove the carpet glue from a concrete floor here are some tips the methods below are easy ways for preparing your concrete floors for laminate tile or hardwood you can try the environmentally friendly products or use the proven but toxic chemical glue strippers.
The area doesn t have to be perfectly clean but as clean as you can get it with the carpet still attached to the concrete.
You will not want to be removing carpet when there is still a lot of extra debris on the concrete.
Scrape the concrete glue.
Though incredibly effective this specialty glue is also notorious because it leaves behind sticky residue that is hard to remove with traditional removal methods.