Foamed back left on floor
 

Pulled up carpet ready for a new one being put down .... but i've now been left with foam from the back of old carpet still on floor & now been painfully trying to get it off the darn floor atm with a scraper regretfully:(

Is there an easier way??????????

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I had the same problem when I moved here - found that a domestic steam machine got it up much easier - melts the glue


PS there are heavy duty industrial scraping machines designed for just this purpose - but that is a lot of expense hiring one when a steam cleaner will do it

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Oh dear i haven't got a domestic cleaner [what ever that is ??? oh except me lol] would wallpaper stripper be a good substitute ?? cos this is murdering my hands :D

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As long as a good underlay and carpet are going over the top it doesn't need 'scraping' up :rolleyes:

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Oh this does its bad we dont want a wavy floor ... plus its very tacky:(

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Chalk 2 lines down the length of the room, dividing it into 3 even sections
Give the kids a scraper each
1st to the other end of the room with all the scrapings placed into a bin liner wins £10
Easy :D

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Hahahhaa ksh........well 2 of my kids have too sympathy on me [gee i must look very haggard indeed cos they dont normally volunteer for owt especially the one that spills stuff thats contributed to it]....& not asked for money yet:rolleyes: mind u i've done a third already ooch.

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A wallpaper stripper would do much the same as a steam cleaner would - the hot steam melts the glue

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Brill Margaret:D now to find the steam stripper:confused: glad i asked on here now:D

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Are they floor boards?







Take em up and nail them back down the other way round :D :D
Keep scraping :D

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No its concrete floor :eek:

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:D ooh concrete is the worst for getting sticky stuff off. The steamer should help though. Good luck!

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I just hope that the concrete is covered with lino tiles or I would be tempted to hire some of the heavy industrial gear I mentioned
I watched contract carpet fitters use them when I was a building manager - same noise levels as a pneumatic drill

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Cheers people, Margaret you is a star! How much easier was using the steamer - excellent suggestion thanks so much:thumbsup:

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Aw shucks :o thanks for the karma - just glad to help :)

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you can use your iron ( make sure you use it over paper brown paper if poss) then just scrape it off: it works I did mine this way:

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get a carpet fitter to do the job they would have the right tool,s for the job.

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Interesting suggestions that got the job done & didnt take long was using the wall paper steamer ..........great tip if anyone needs it for this job, got nice plush carpet down now so hard work wasn't too much in vain LOL!!:D

Thank you least now know to ask for tips before hand :D

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i would do it with hot water and scraper if you dont have a steamer

easier way is to pay someone to do it for you lol

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Please don't swear on here. :D

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If, when you laid the carpet, you had put newspaper underneath you wouldn’t have had that problem.

Better still, if you have enough of them, use plastic carrier bags opened up under a foam backed carpet. Or bin bags.