Atherton Glued-Down Carpet Removal and Disposal Guide

Credit: Creative Commons[/caption]Glued-down carpet removal presents a huge labor challenge. Make no mistake about it, this is very difficult to do. Although it doesn’t require special skills and/or tools, it’s enormously labor intensive work. Glued-down carpet, also sometimes referred to as indoor-outdoor carpet, is intended to provide a sense of comfort while being very durable, able to handle a lot of foot traffic over several years. Unfortunately, it isn’t impervious and can be soiled, stained, ripped, and fade.

Glued-Down Carpet Disposal

Perhaps the biggest challenge in with indoor-outdoor carpet removal isn’t taking it up off the floor. It’s actually how to dispose of it. You see, you can’t just roll it out to the curb because the local trash collection agency probably won’t pick it up.

A “glued-down” floor refers to flooring installed on a concrete or plywood subfloor with adhesive. Vinyl tiles and sheet vinyl, as well as some types of hardwood and carpet, are installed using an adhesive. Remove the flooring with a floor-scraping tool. For large rooms, a walk-behind power scraper works best. --San Francisco Gate Homeguides

So, you have to dispose of it in another way. Do yourself a favor and call in a local junk removal service to dispose of it for you. This way, you don’t have to deal with having to recycle it or take it to another drop-off location. Plus, you can take the opportunity to unload a bunch of other unwanted stuff at the same time.

Atherton Glued-Down Carpet Removal and Disposal Guide

To remove glued-down carpet, you’ll have to do it step-by-step. Unfortunately, there are no workable shortcuts. So, here’s how to do indoor-outdoor carpet removal right. Start by emptying the room completely. Leave no furniture or decor behind. Then, do the following to remove glued-down carpet:

• Clear the space out. Your first order of business is to remove any furniture and decor from the room. Empty it out completely so there are no obstacles and to avoid damage.
• Cut the carpet into sections. Cut into the carpet with a utility knife, scoring it from one end of the room to the other. Then, go across the room, creating four separate sections. Cut again in both directions until there’s four different sections.
• Pull up the cut-up carpet sections one-by-one. Once you have the sections cut, you can start to pull one after the other, taking caution not to damage the walls. And, practice good posture to avoid hurting your back. Roll each section up as you free it and put it out of the room.
• Remove the adhesive from the subfloor. Use a glue dissolution solvent to remove the adhesive from the floor. Be sure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions to get the best results.

After you’ve pulled the glued-down carpet up, you’ll need to dispose of it properly. So, phone 800-737-5923 or visit Pro Junk Dispatch.