Question from John
Hi Debra, Excellent service you’re running here.
I just spent 2 days chizelling out a glued down carpet. Apparantly this was common in the 70s. How do I get rid of the adhesive smell short of replacing the plywood floor? Sanding it off is too toxic an option.
Thanks,
John
Debra’s Answer
I don’t have any experience doing this.
Readers, any suggestions?
We bought a house that had carpeting in just one room: the bathroom! After peeling off the carpet, there were swirls of dried glue stuck to the subflooring, as you describe. After considering several options, we chose concrete that was poured right over the glue. It has a stained finish and we’re quite happy with it.
There are machines that remove carpet glue via friction. Google link below:
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=machine+toremove+carpet+glue&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8