Removal of glued down carpet over oak floor - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

SPEEDSQUARE · 01-06-2007, 09:13 PM

I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF RENOVATING AN OLD RENT HOUSE TO SELL AND UPON REMOVAL OF THE CARPETS I FOUND CARPET UNDER THE EXISTING CARPET IT IS ALMOST A COMMERCIAL LOOKING CARPET WITH A BLACK RUBBER BACKING THAT IS GLUED DOWN TO THE ORIGINAL 3/4" T&G SOLID OAK FLOORING( THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REFINISH) WHEN I TRIED TO TEAR IT UP THE RUBBER BACKING STAYS PUT ( GOOD GLUE LUCKY ME

) ANY SUGGESTIONS OTHER THE OBVIOUS SCRAPER AND ELBOW GREASE?

**Teetorbilt** · 01-06-2007, 10:50 PM

Quit screaming! BTW, welcome to work. You want a floor scraper, the weighted kind. Hone the blade so that you can nearly shave with it and go easy. This is almost impossible to describe especially if you are not used to working with wood. You need to always work with the grain and ........

Maybe you need a pro.

747 · 01-07-2007, 11:16 AM

ANY SUGGESTIONS OTHER THE OBVIOUS SCRAPER AND ELBOW GREASE?

Nope. Thats should be your game plan. I did it before but it was glued to cement. Wood is going to make it twice as hard.

Mark Twenhafel · 01-07-2007, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teetorbilt

Quit screaming! BTW, welcome to work. You want a floor scraper, the weighted kind. Hone the blade so that you can nearly shave with it and go easy. This is almost impossible to describe especially if you are not used to working with wood. You need to always work with the grain and ........

Maybe you need a pro.

Something like this?

390 Inertial Scraper This new floor strippers helps you plow through the toughest vinyl tile and ceramic tile removal jobs with less effort. Its metal handle is weighted to produce inertia, and has rounded edges to prevent core palms. Its beefed-up carrier has 3 tightening screws. Comes with one 5" blade. Made by Crain Tools.

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Mark Twenhafel · 01-07-2007, 11:24 AM

Here's the actual pic:

rservices · 01-07-2007, 06:42 PM

get some good knee pads I bought a pair of "pro-knee"and they made a big differance. 40 hours on a 18 x 12 room. scraping, heat gun, and a lot of loud rock and roll. Then drum sanded starting with 20 grit, and moving all the way to 120 grit

now that I'm finished, I'm glad I didnt take any short cut's.

dougchips · 01-07-2007, 06:54 PM

You can try mineral spirits in a small area. I did a floor a few years ago and it worked ok. I used it to remove 12x12 self stick foam backed carpet tiles.