Removing Old Carpet From Hardwood Floors

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.

Removing old carpet from hardwood floors.

We scraped by hand from a standing position with a long handled scraper. 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. How to remove old carpet foam rubber from wood floors by chris deziel. It had fused with the beautiful oak hardwood floors.

With the help of the right products and a little bit of patience you ll be well on your way to restoring your hardwood to its original glory. Removing old sticky gooey carpet padding from a wood floor. Learning how to clean old hardwood floors after removing carpet is easier than most people think it simply takes a little bit more time than a traditional floor clean. 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.

Water seems safe but wood flooring manufacturers are unequivocal about avoiding water when cleaning hardwood floors because of the long term damage it can do to the wood. 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. If you are going to refinish and show off that hardwood floor under your carpet but you better remove the carpet without marring the floor in the process.