Removing Old Carpet From Hardwood Floors

Well there are a lot of ways to remove carpet padding on your wood floors but today and i m going to tell you the easiest way to do it.

Removing old carpet from hardwood floors.

Learning how to clean old hardwood floors after removing carpet is easier than most people think it simply takes a little bit more time than a traditional floor clean. Hello i am going to be laying down peel and stick vinyl tiles down over wood floors but first i need to get the padding up off the floor. It had fused with the beautiful oak hardwood floors. It s safest to make your initial cut right where the carpet strips have to be.

We scraped by hand from a standing position with a long handled scraper. When we pulled the old carpet and padding which was a blue yellow mixed color from our floors we found a thin layer of what apparently was black foam from the carpet before. Carpet removal often results in carpet padding stuck to the hardwood flooring. Water seems safe but wood flooring manufacturers are unequivocal about avoiding water when cleaning hardwood floors because of the long term damage it can do to the wood.

How to remove old carpet foam rubber from wood floors by chris deziel. Removing old sticky gooey carpet padding from a wood floor. With the help of the right products and a little bit of patience you ll be well on your way to restoring your hardwood to its original glory.