Remove the 3 foot wide carpet sections from the tack strips by shaking the carpet in a back and forth motion while pulling it up from the surface of the floor.
Removing carpet and staining concrete.
So i asked a contractor about staining the concrete floor and he said you really can t do it if carpet is down with a pre exisiting concrete floor due to.
And in some cases it s even possible to go right over the existing floor covering.
Don t rub the surface it will drive the stain further into the concrete.
Removing carpet before installing concrete floors time.
Often you can remove a brand new stain with only household cleaner and water.
Don t try to dig up the stain.
Porous concrete absorbs stains easily.
Scooping food or soil out of the carpet tends to grind the materials further down into the fibers.
02 24 tips on installing concrete floors if you have carpet.
We recently completed an acid stained concrete flooring project in the main sanctuary of a church before the christmas holidays that presented a huge challenge in terms of removing carpet glue.
The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked.
Soak up as much as possible with paper towels.
The glue was thickly applied and very old 35 years so it had crystallized into a very dense material.
Is it possible to remove worn carpeting ceramic tile or sheet vinyl from an existing concrete subfloor and then stain or polish it.
Though incredibly effective this specialty glue is also notorious because it leaves behind sticky residue that is hard to remove with traditional removal methods.
Here are our recommended steps to take.
Use a nylon brush to.
All you need is the right tools and methods to get the job done.
If the surface was just stained act quickly.
The good news is removing carpet glue from a concrete floor is possible.
For older stains skip to step 2.
It also makes applying a concrete stain color challenging because the stain can t get past the glue to do its job.
Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers.