Tile Over Old Carpet Glue

Use over old cutback multi purpose and pressure sensitive adhesive residues.

Tile over old carpet glue.

Hi i ve got an old farmhouse. Many installers simply see adhesive residue and immediately skim coat over the old adhesive residue. Existing low pile carpet can serve as the carpet pad. Asphalt based cutback adhesive remaining on a concrete floor after removing old vinyl tile and other flooring represents one of the most difficult and risky subfloors for the installation of new flooring.

Apply a soy based. We are talking old school 1960 s thick vinyl floor 12 x 12 s and the ceramic floor stuck just fine but now there is black glue on the concrete and it is real thin but and is sticking very well to the con. Switch to a reciprocating. Should the tile get wet the mastic may soften negatively affecting the bond of the tile to the substrate.

Patching manufacturers only recommend going over non water soluble adhesives. And i m trying to find something that will loosen up that glue so i can get it off and start all over again. Care must be taken here as most patching manufacturers do not recommend skim coating over all types of adhesive residue. Scrape away as much glue as you can using a scraper sparkling knife 5 in 1 tool or razor.

Triseal is not recommended for use in conjunction with polyurethane based adhesives. Using a carpet pad or plywood base over the existing carpet can create an even base for new carpet tiles. So i pulled up the old tile in my bedroom and it was installed over vinyl flooring. Or use special carpeting metal glue less clips that save time and can be rearranged when placing on the floor.

I ve got a carpet that s been glued down to tile. Choose carpet tiles that interlock into place. Well there are adhesive solvents that are designed for this. The removal of cutback using grinding sanding or blasting may contain asbestos.

How to lay tile over a concrete floor that has glue residue from carpet. The adhesive often called carpet mastic used under most glue down carpet is usually water soluble and tends to prevent thinset from properly adhering. This poses serious health concern. Use a long handled scraper like the kind made to remove ice to get as much of the old adhesive off the floor as you can.

Sweep up any debris caused by the scraping.