Hardwood Under Carpet Gunk

Let s be real kids are hard on carpet.

Hardwood under carpet gunk.

This needs to be removed. Uncovering the 1960s hardwood floor under carpet. I just removed the carpeting off my hardwood floors and under the padding was this clay like material that i had to scrape off. Someone suggested basic mineral spirits and i was amazed at how well it worked.

This is a project i ve wanted to tackle for a while and recently got the go ahead from our landlords. With the proper treatment and care hardwood floors will remain as good as new for a long time. Also some work friends help me install irrigation. We gathered the tools needed for removing carpet over hardwood floors see our list below.

In this video we continue to work on our new house and make an awesome discovery. And i have that same black substance usually a remnant from the under carpet padding. Hardwood is a beautiful style of flooring and can raise the value of your house while simultaneously providing a lot of enjoyment. How can i get the film off of.

Carpet is great but there are always areas that just. However most hardwood floors have a tendency to develop a sticky residue or build up. Today i m going to teach ya ll how to pull up carpet and refinish those gorgeous wood floors that may be hiding under your carpet. How to deal with gunk and fill the gaps in an old hardwood floor may 18 2020 at 6 12 am updated may 18 2020 at 8 23 am tips for cleaning and filling old hardwood flooring without losing any of.

It left a terrible film on the hardwood floors. Occasionally cleaning hardwood floors with vinegar is a simple and quick task that will help to eliminate this problem. I don t want to sand and refinish the floors. It took the black stuff and other miscellaneous gunk off fairly easily without damaging the floor finish.

And you know how to clean hardwood floors after removing carpet. Hardwood floors are beautiful add a touch of warmth to a home and require little maintenance. Discovering a hardwood floor under old and worn out carpeting is very much like winning the lottery. You can see part 2 stain seal reveal here.

Pulling back the layers of carpet and padding we found that the hardwood floor looked ok. Unlike tile flooring hardwood brings in beautiful elements of nature right into your home. The procedure for removal of both these adhesives is the same but the products used are not.