If there are adhesives involved, you could also use a tyle remover, which is a wheeled machine, sort of like a floor sander, but with a sharp vibrating/reciprocating blade on the front. Ive also known of people using co2 fire extinguishers to fast freeze and chip off glue in small areas.
Bill Stephan Kansas City, MO (816)803-2469 William Stephan -----Original Message----- .From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> .Sent: 9/18/07 1:58:09 PM .To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]> .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] removing carpet . .You'll be having your kids wear knee pads all day? .Only plastic dishes right? .Unless new concrete isn't as hard as what I remember, man that is gonna be .*hard living. .No kidding, Best of luck. .They have be down with adhesive, you're not going to hurt the concrete,. . . .On Tue, 18 Sep 2007, Jennifer Jackson wrote: . .> Hey Guys, .> .> We have carpet that has been layer on the concrete. How do I get up, the carpet tack strips that they use to hold the carpet? I do not want to damage the concrete as the plan is to stain it and use it as the flooring for a few years. .> .> .> Jennifer .> .> .> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] .> .> .
