i’ve found a beautiful cape that i want to buy. it was built in the 40’s and has been very well cared for. the folks that last lived in it were getting on in years and, the wife was wheelchair bound. so, to make life a little easier for her, the husband installed indoor-outdoor carpeting throughout the house. it’s very low profile, so her wheelchair would roll smoothly. there’s one snag – he adhered the carpets to the hardwood floors. is there any hope of restoring them sucessfully – or are they resigned to be covered forever?
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no. peel the carpet and use a scaarper ( properly with a sharp balde and as a scraper not a chisle) to peel back the adhesive residue, then refinish.
Very hard job so may need a professional
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i'd be worried about peeling the grain of the wood and leaving large gouges in the surface. but, if this deal goes through, i'll try anything.....thank you.......
That is why I say to use the scraper as a scraper - nearly perpendicular to the wood surface, and not asa chisle, sliding in at 20° or less, where it can catch the wood grain and sliver it up
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I went thru this recently - the hw refinisher walked in just as i started to scrape and told me to stop - said he would deal with it. He scattered some sawdust and just used his sander to remove the glue. He hit me with a $50 upcharge to cover the extra sandpaper he used (on 700 sq ft). Saved me an ENORMOUS amount of work and came out fine. Bill.
sounds easy enough. i would have thought that sawdust wouldn't have allowed the sandpaper to do it's job.
thanks, bill
It wasn't a lot of sawdust, and for all I know it's purpose was just to allow the guys to walk on the floor as they worked without losing the soles of their boots. Bill.