I’m going to be laying ceramic tile on a basement concrete floor. The problem is that what is on the floor now is a rubber backed Berber rug that was put down with adhesive ( who puts a rug in a bathroom!?). When I pull the rug up, some of the rubber backing remains stuck to the concrete. The backing is soft and with some amount of effort I can scrape this up with a sharp putty knife. It looks like the floor is left fairly clean.
Couple of questions:
Is there a better way to get this stuff off the floor? Would a tile scrapper work?
How clean does the floor need to be?
Are there adhesives that will help compensate for any
that may remain on the floor?
Thanks,
George
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Try using paint remover, or a hot air gun. (Have good ventillation with either.)
paint thinner and a thin bladed scraper...
clean is good...
ventilate well...
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There are adhesive remover chemicals for exactly this.
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Use a stiff-bladed chisel-point putty knife or a sharp scraper like a painter's 5-in-one tool. Push slowly so the blade can cut its way between adhesive and floor; fast motion won't work on flexible materials.
Wipe up residual with mineral spirits. Breathe deeply and enjoy the cheap high. :)