How Do You Remove Latex Rubber Carpet And Tile Adhesive From A Cement Floor?
Carpeting and tile glued to a concrete floor can usually be pulled up easily, but removing the dried latex mastic (glue) that remains is a labor-intensive, challenging, and potentially dangerous job. Getting the mastic off is a multiple-step process. • Read this over, then decide if you have the time, physical health, and desire to start the job. For some people, hiring out the job is a better choice. • If the area covered with dried mastic is greater than 25-30 sq ft, or if the area is in an enclosed area that cannot be well-ventilated, seriously consider hiring out the job. • How much must you remove? If you want the mastic completely removed, 100% gone, understand that under normal circumstances that cannot be accomplished. Some mastic will have filled small voids in the surface of the cement and will always be visible. However, if you get to that stage, then the surface will probably be very close to perfectly smooth, and with acid etching it will satisfactorily accept a concrete p
