Carpet On Concrete Floor

[nailit]

Trying to remove a carpet from a concrete floor.
God only knows what its stuck down with, currently using a hammer and chisel to lift it a small piece at a time.
Any advice...
1) on how to lift it more easily
2) on how to remove sticky residue on floor.

Any advice appreciated,
Thanks.

[teacake44]

Heat up with the iron.

[douglas9401]

Put your internet accessing device down so you have both hands free for the task. :-)

Then

Use a heat gun or hairdryer along with a scraper, folding as you go. It might also be helpful to score it into manageable strips with a Stanley knife first.
Finish off with tar and glue remover.

[douglas9401]

Or, if it's a nylon carpet try a steam wallpaper stripper.

No melted mess then.

[wolf63]

I don't think that Nailit will have any use for a hairdryer.

[nailit]

//I don't think that Nailit will have any use for a hairdryer//
LOL

Thanks for replies, Now trying a steamer.
(Or rather my son is, Im paying him to get it up)

[Tilly2]

Someone glued a carpet down? Mr Bodget was it?

[The Builder]

Horrible job Nails. I don't know why they glue carpet down in the first place. It shouldn't be necessary, unless maybe it's a thin cheap one.

But anyway.......... the glue could be either water-based or solvent-based. Probably solvent.
Try and remove all the hairy bits, just leaving the glue itself.
Do what the others have suggested. Scraping mainly.
Also, chemical paint strippers, or even rent a power scraper.

Do be careful with Doogie's heat gun though. Old solvents are highly inflammable ;o)

[nailit]

Bodget & Scarper Tills

[Tilly2]

...and you're left with the mess? Good luck.

[nailit]

Thanks Builder,
dont have a heat gun so no problem there.
The carpet has been used as an underlay, the top carpet just rolled up easily.

[Tilly2]

Just googled power scrapers. I want one!

[nailit]

Nope, still on it.
Tried Iron, steamer, elbow grease!!!
Whatever its stuck down with is industrial...just ripped a piece up and its taken a portion of concrete with it. Now got a bloody big hole in my floor to deal with.
God, is ANYTHING ever straight forward?

[nailit]

Going have a beer break...

[Ken4155]

^
That'll shift it, :-)))

[ladybirder]

What a nightmare! Would chucking a few buckets of warm water on it and leaving it for a while help do you think? You could try just one bucket in one corner to see says LB hopefully.

[nailit]

Dont think my downstairs neighbour would be too chuffed with a damp ceiling LB :-)

[nailit]

//That'll shift it, :-)))//
Summits shifted but it aint my carpet....

[ladybirder]

Ah! Not ground floor then. Oops.

[nailit]

//Ah! Not ground floor then. Oops.//
LOL no, high rise.
Been here 8

[Tilly2]

years?