Removing Carpet Glue From Concrete Floor

If you plan to leave the concrete floor bare you need to remove the glue and carpet remnants to improve the look.

Removing carpet glue from concrete floor.

Boiling water will soften up hard to remove glue. If necessary use a towel to wipe up excess suds. When the glue starts to become pliable use your scraper tool to work it out of the concrete. If there s not much glue on the concrete a putty knife might even do the trick.

Carpet adhesive can be removed with boiling water. As the heat softens the glue scrape it off using the razor blade scraper. When you have concrete floors that once had carpeting on you ll find remnants of flooring adhesive after you remove the carpet. When finished make sure to rinse the concrete using clean water and a mop or hose.

The more glue you remove from the concrete before using a glue remover the better and faster it will work. Apply the adhesive remover on the concrete floor following the instructions on the box. Apply more water and repeat as necessary. Use a powerful adhesive glue remover an adhesive remover will chemically softens the glue to make it easier to scrape.

Work in small sections so that you can remove the softened carpet glue before the water cools. Apply glue remover if you are unable to remove all the dry glue with hot water then you should next try using a heavy duty glue remover or mastic remover. Do not allow the boiling water to sit for too long or it will cool off. Use the razor scraper to remove the glue once it is soft.

Using harsh chemical strippers or an indoor concrete cleaner is not necessary most of the time and using a scrubber will easily scrape away residual mastic. One of the easiest ways to remove carpet glue from concrete is to scrub it off or use a scraper. A machine that scrapes up carpet glue. Scrape the entire floor then sweep or vacuum up the loose glue.

The next step is to wet the glue with the adhesive remover either with a mop or a scrub brush. Let the adhesive remover soak and penetrate the glue for 30 60 minutes.