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Getting up floor glue off the slab??
Posted on 9/3/16 at 4:17 am
Posted on 9/3/16 at 4:17 am
Anyone pull up wood floors and had to get the glue up afterwards?
I know Home Depot has a rental tool that looks like a floor buffer but I've heard not so great things about it. However someone said there's a larger more aggressive version of this tool that a company has and I can't seem to find them. Has anyone had any luck on this?
I know Home Depot has a rental tool that looks like a floor buffer but I've heard not so great things about it. However someone said there's a larger more aggressive version of this tool that a company has and I can't seem to find them. Has anyone had any luck on this?
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Posted on 9/3/16 at 4:49 am to BengalBlood81
Is the glue wet tacky? I just dealt with that situation, freaking miserable.
Posted on 9/3/16 at 5:38 am to BengalBlood81
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I don't know where to get one, but this seems like the only answer... lol
It could cause more damage in the wrong hands.
I don't know where to get one, but this seems like the only answer... lol
It could cause more damage in the wrong hands.
Posted on 9/3/16 at 5:42 am to BengalBlood81
float your next floor over a dense foam underlayment such as FloorMuffler. nerver again have to remove old adhesive.
Posted on 9/3/16 at 5:42 am to LSUJay13
that looks way too fun to be a real thing
Posted on 9/3/16 at 5:44 am to LSUJay13
Same boat. Also have some tough linoleum that was under the ceramic from the previous owners. I tried lacquer thinner and a floor scrapper but that didn't put a dent in it.
Posted on 9/3/16 at 5:49 am to BengalBlood81
LINK
Sunbelt rentals actually shows one available in Baton Rouge... not the cheapest, but it will get the job done in no time.
Sunbelt rentals actually shows one available in Baton Rouge... not the cheapest, but it will get the job done in no time.
Posted on 9/3/16 at 6:31 am to BengalBlood81
The last one is a concrete grinder. It would definitely be the cleanest most efficient method, just more upfront cost. The home depot rents them at some locations. A quick search showed them available in Alexandria.
This post was edited on 9/3/16 at 6:44 am
Posted on 9/3/16 at 6:43 am to AUbagman
I'm giving a heads up for those that own a house that was built in the early 1970's and before that.
If there is vinyl flooring glued down, be aware that there is a very good chance that it has asbestos in it. It is best to NOT disturb it. Leave it is place and just lay your new floor over it.
If you decide to remove it, take a small piece and have it tested first. You do not want to spread that crap thru the house.
If there is vinyl flooring glued down, be aware that there is a very good chance that it has asbestos in it. It is best to NOT disturb it. Leave it is place and just lay your new floor over it.
If you decide to remove it, take a small piece and have it tested first. You do not want to spread that crap thru the house.
Posted on 9/3/16 at 6:47 am to fishfighter
Good post, and something I totally forgot to mention. Even sheetrock into the 80s has a chance of containing asbestos. Regardless, when heating glue and/or grinding it, mask up with appropriate respirator and set up containment barriers to block off dust to other areas of the home.
Posted on 9/3/16 at 7:27 am to BengalBlood81
My brother owns a flooring company in laff, a good floor scraper with good blades should get the job done. We have used that at numerous jobs throughout the years and it always seems to work the best.
Posted on 9/3/16 at 7:31 am to BengalBlood81
Have you tried burning it off? Like with a torch and scraper? Should get loose when hot.
Posted on 9/3/16 at 7:34 am to BengalBlood81
If you have a reciprocating saw, you can get a floor scraper attachment for it. Makes quick work of it if you're going the scraper route
Posted on 9/3/16 at 7:37 am to TaderSalad
rent a floor scraper,still hard work.
or use a hand grinder, with a metal discLINK
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makes a mess.
or use a hand grinder, with a metal discLINK
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makes a mess.
This post was edited on 9/3/16 at 7:39 am
Posted on 9/3/16 at 7:38 am to Kankles
My glued down floors were a beast. Worked for 3 days to get up one room and ended up hiring someone who had one of the ride on machines to get the rest down.
Posted on 9/3/16 at 7:42 am to AUbagman
concrete grinder isn't going to touch glue. In two seconds it will be gummed up.
I swear, some people on the OT will give advice even if they have none to give.
I swear, some people on the OT will give advice even if they have none to give.
Posted on 9/3/16 at 7:43 am to BengalBlood81
There is a floor stripper you can buy by the gallon. Paint on, scrape off. It's almost effortless, but you have to use gloves and have good ventilation. Floor scrapers with and extended handle and replaceable razor blades are helpful also. Mine is 8 inches wide.
Posted on 9/3/16 at 7:55 am to Btrtigerfan
This is a good answer.
1) heat and chisel - hard and slow but cheap.
2) rent floor scraper - ride on too expensive, motorized is good enough - can rent for like $100 a day i think
3) large hand held floor scraper on a pole - hard and slow but cheap.
4) buy the proper residue solvent. apply to floor then it will be much easier to scrap off --- makes a huge mess though and strong chemicals.
I would go with #2, every time. If you get a good machine, it makes the job much easier.
Glued down hard wood floors are literally one of the toughest jobs in a house.
1) heat and chisel - hard and slow but cheap.
2) rent floor scraper - ride on too expensive, motorized is good enough - can rent for like $100 a day i think
3) large hand held floor scraper on a pole - hard and slow but cheap.
4) buy the proper residue solvent. apply to floor then it will be much easier to scrap off --- makes a huge mess though and strong chemicals.
I would go with #2, every time. If you get a good machine, it makes the job much easier.
Glued down hard wood floors are literally one of the toughest jobs in a house.
This post was edited on 9/3/16 at 7:57 am
Posted on 9/3/16 at 7:58 am to LSUJay13
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not the cheapest
$1245/hr I guess not
Posted on 9/3/16 at 8:11 am to Mulat
what kind of floor are you going back down with? We do concrete overlays and if thats the floor you're looking at im suggesting just doing a "slurry" coat of overlay over the bad glue areas, then coming back with the top coat of overlay over that. eliminates most of hassel of removal, that stuff is a nightmare
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