Remove Glued Down Indoor Outdoor Carpet

Now you can pull up each individual section of indoor outdoor carpet one at a time.

Remove glued down indoor outdoor carpet. Roll it as you go to make it easier to carry out of the space. When you get enough carpet loose. Use a glue dissolution solvent to remove the adhesive from the floor. It works best if you cut the carpet into 2 foot strips.

Remove the adhesive from the subfloor. If the scraper attachment. Using a power puller. 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 utility knife to cut the carpet into strips and peel each strip of carpet up. If you re removing a large amount of glued down carpeting it s worth the extra money to rent a power puller. Pour some sentinelon a small area and spread it around with an old mop. Remove as much of the carpet glue as possible by scraping it using a razor blade scraper.

Work the drywall knife under the carpet as you pull up on it. Step 2 use boiling water. 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.

The scraper can easily remove big chunks of the glue which helps get the job done more easily later. Following the manufacturer s instructions to get the best results. This machine plugs into a wall outlet and does all the hard work at a much faster pace than you can do by hand. Let it soak for 15 20 minutes.

A 2 to 4 wide blade should be appropriate for removing carpet glue. 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.