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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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02-10-2007, 14:40
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Re: Foamed back left on floor
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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Re: Foamed back left on floor
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
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Re: Foamed back left on floor
As long as a good underlay and carpet are going over the top it doesn't need 'scraping' up
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Re: Foamed back left on floor
Oh this does its bad we dont want a wavy floor ... plus its very tacky
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Re: Foamed back left on floor
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 |
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Re: Foamed back left on floor
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
mind u i've done a third already ooch.
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02-10-2007, 14:55
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Re: Foamed back left on floor
Brill Margaret
now to find the steam stripper glad i asked on here now
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Re: Foamed back left on floor
Are they floor boards?
Take em up and nail them back down the other way round Keep scraping |
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Re: Foamed back left on floor
No its concrete floor
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Re: Foamed back left on floor
ooh concrete is the worst for getting sticky stuff off. The steamer should help though. Good luck!
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02-10-2007, 15:17
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Re: Foamed back left on floor
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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02-10-2007, 15:53
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Re: Foamed back left on floor
Cheers people, Margaret you is a star! How much easier was using the steamer - excellent suggestion thanks so much
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