Remove Glued Down Indoor Outdoor Carpet

The scraper can easily remove big chunks of the glue which helps get the job done more easily later.

Remove glued down indoor outdoor carpet.

If the scraper attachment. Use a glue dissolution solvent to remove the adhesive from the floor. Boiling water will soften up hard to remove glue. It works best if you cut the carpet into 2 foot strips.

A 2 to 4 wide blade should be appropriate for removing carpet glue. Scrape up the foam backing using a hand scraper. This machine plugs into a wall outlet and does all the hard work at a much faster pace than you can do by hand. Use a utility knife to cut the carpet into strips and peel each strip of carpet up.

Step 1 scraping the carpet glue. Use a sharp utility knife to cut through the carpet to form strips a couple of feet wide then loosen each strip by whacking at the edges with the shovel scraper. To use the scraper attachment insert the blade into your reciprocating saw and lock it in place. Now you can pull up each individual section of indoor outdoor carpet one at a time.

Remove the adhesive from the subfloor. Following the manufacturer s instructions to get the best results. When you get enough carpet loose. Step 2 use boiling water.

Work the drywall knife under the carpet as you pull up on it. 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. Let it soak for 15 20 minutes. Remove as much of the carpet glue as possible by scraping it using a razor blade scraper.

If you re removing a large amount of glued down carpeting it s worth the extra money to rent a power puller. Using a power puller.