A friend of mine needed a hand removing some glue off of a floor and i thought hey this can t be so hard let s give it a go.
Grinding carpet glue off concrete.
How to remove carpet glue from concrete these are my best methods for removing carpet glue from concrete.
The short version of this story is that i actually was pretty prepared.
The best and safest way to remove glue from concrete is with a soy based biodegradable adhesive or mastic remover.
Pricey off the shelf products promise to make easy work of removing tough carpet glue from concrete but chemical strippers emit toxic fumes while their eco friendly counterparts can be so.
Here are some alternative methods to get carpet glue off of concrete that will protect your health and your wallet.
The scraper can easily remove big chunks of the glue which helps get the job done more easily later.
Using a rented dual head edco floor grinder we were able to remove multiple layers of carpet and vinyl glue from a concrete floor.
Some ways work better than others.
Remove as much of the carpet glue as possible by scraping it using a razor blade scraper.
I knew the theory of concrete grinding pretty well so i thought i was pretty prepared after talking to some of our grinding experts.
Removing old tiles carpet or vinyl from a concrete base typically leaves old glue behind.
Step 1 scraping the carpet glue.
Grinding glue off concrete floors surfaces.