by Theresa
Asked on Jun 26, 2019
How to remove carpet?
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carpet squares are glued onto cement basement floor , we had a flood from water pipe burst , they are wet and I can't get them off the cement floor , they won't budge .Please help.
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When our carpet on our Basement cement floor got wet, we used wet vac to get most of water up and then put a couple of fans blowing across the floor. Didn't need to take carpet up...it was glued down partly also. Would that work for you?
Thanks Pat, that's good advice if we wanted to keep the 12x12 squares but they have a funky smell from the previous owner of the home and we would like to be rid of them especially now that they are wet .
Try to pry with a putty knife at seam to get started. If can get a corner up, use a hair dryer to loosen glue. Hope it works for you.
This sounds doable ! Thank you Kelli
Rent an industrial shop vac to get as much water out as possible. Then rent a heat gun to melt the adhesive so you can pry it up.
Okay I have a heat gun , I will try to get out as much water as possible with our wet vac , thank you Naomie
So welcome Theresa! So sorry this happened, but it sounds like you have a handle on it now. Good luck. 🌞