Removing Foam Backed Carpet From Concrete

Repeat as needed until you remove the larger chunks of rubber.

Removing foam backed carpet from concrete. Doubling the heat gun with a metal paint scraper will help keep you from burning yourself on the hot glue and carpet. Use the heat gun that you rented at the hardware store to remove any extra pieces of carpet that may be left sticking to the concrete. Remove as much of the padding as possible using a putty knife or scraper. How to remove stuck foam carpet padding from a cement floor step 1.

Put on rubber gloves. Open windows and doors to ventilate the area. If you are worried about damaging the surface choose a. Go to any corner of the room and pull up a small area of the carpet until you can see the floor underneath.

A solution of warm water and a standard floor cleaner works or you can make your own solution by adding an ounce of dish detergent and a cup of vinegar to a gallon of warm water. If there is still adhesive. Wait several minutes then use the scraper to try to remove the rubber or adhesive. If the old.

When most of the mastic is removed apply lacquer thinner again working in small areas and use a white rag to remove the remainder of the mastic until the concrete floor is completely clean. Working with solvents can be. Soak the rubber or adhesive with water. A neat little trick to speed up the job is to freeze the gummy areas with dry ice.

Steps to remove the rubber. Sweep the area free of. How to remove carpeting with foam backing glued to the floor.