How Do You Remove Carpet Padding From A Cement Floor?
Pulling up carpet padding from a cement floor usually leaves a mess consisting of dried, brittle carpet padding bits and large swaths of old padding glued in place. Padding is attached to cement floors with glue. Removal of the padding depends on a number of factors, from what kind of glue was used to how much was put down. Professional installers use glue that hardens like cement and takes much longer to remove. Lift off the carpet first and assess the job before planning on the rest of the remodeling. Many carpet pads disintegrate and can be swept up with little work left to remove the rest remainder of the padding. Other jobs will require days and days of tedious labor to scrape off all the padding from the cement. Cut the padding that is heavily glued to the floor in pieces using a knife before beginning the removal. It’s much easier to work in sections than to try to pull up the entire pad in one fell swoop. By cutting the padding in pieces that are roughly three feet square, you
