Remove Glued Down Indoor Outdoor Carpet

When you get enough carpet loose.

Remove glued down indoor outdoor carpet.

Work the drywall knife under the carpet as you pull up on it. Using a power puller. Roll it as you go to make it easier to carry out of the space. A 2 to 4 wide blade should be appropriate for removing carpet glue.

To use the scraper attachment insert the blade into your reciprocating saw and lock it in place. Scrape up the foam backing using a hand scraper. This machine plugs into a wall outlet and does all the hard work at a much faster pace than you can do by hand. It works best if you cut the carpet into 2 foot strips.

Boiling water will soften up hard to remove glue. Pour some sentinelon a small area and spread it around with an old mop. If the carpet has been thoroughly glued down scrape the drywall knife under the edge of the carpet as you work it off the surface of the patio. Use a glue dissolution solvent to remove the adhesive from the floor.

The scraper can easily remove big chunks of the glue which helps get the job done more easily later. If you re removing a large amount of glued down carpeting it s worth the extra money to rent a power puller. Let it soak for 15 20 minutes. Step 1 scraping the carpet glue.

If the scraper attachment. Remove as much of the carpet glue as possible by scraping it using a razor blade scraper. Following the manufacturer s instructions to get the best results. Depending on the amount of glue used you may be able to tear pieces of the carpet up without the use of the drywall knife.

Use a sharp utility knife to cut through the carpet to form strips a couple of feet wide then loosen each strip by whacking at the edges with the shovel scraper. Now you can pull up each individual section of indoor outdoor carpet one at a time.