Here are the steps we followed.
Removing carpet to paint concrete floor.
Here is what you need to do to remove the carpet glue.
On a concrete floor the carpet pad is often glued into place.
Stains hold up just as well as most paints and the semi transparent versions can still give the original look of the concrete.
Use pliers to pull padding staples when removing carpet from stairs.
In this case use a floor scraper to remove the pieces of padding that remain stuck to the floor.
Tough spots might require a power oscillating tool.
Pull the carpet up.
Start the carpet removal procedure by prying the baseboards off the walls with a pry bar.
Solid paints that are rated for floors can be applied just like a normal paint via brush or roller.
If you choose the right products and apply them properly you will get long lasting good looking results.
Pull up carpet and carpet pad.
Use paint remover on the concrete to remove the carpet glue.
We d pull it back as far as we could and then cut it into strips with a box cutter.
This includes removing carpe.
Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers.
How to remove your old carpet and paint your concrete floor.
We pulled the carpet and pad up from one of the corners of the room.
For example lots of concrete stains appear like paint but they seep into the concrete and can be applied with a sprayer.
If you plan to reuse them tap out the nails with a hammer number each one and stack them in a safe place.
The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked.
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.
Tips on how to stain concrete floors.
This video shows the steps that must be taken in preparation for staining concrete floors.