Trouble Removing Glued Down Carpet

[scorcher]

Am currently renovating an old shop to use as a gallery, and thought I'd whip up the old carpet before I get Amtico installed.

Unfortunately it has been glued onto the concrete floor, and just won't budge :tsktsk:

Any ideas how to remove it, or could the Amtico installers lay plywood or something on top of it?

[MrADeveci]

Brute Force ?

[scorcher]

Brute Force ?

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Have tried that,and ended up ripping the edge off the carpet and falling over...

[MrADeveci]

But aren't you going to throw the carpet away anyway ?

[scorcher]

But aren't you going to throw the carpet away anyway ? 

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Ooh yeah, it just I've ripped off the only bits that weren't glued down

Now there is nothing left to get a grip on. Wondered if there was some nasty solvent that would dissolve the adhesive?

It's well soaked into the concrete floor beneath y'see.

[MrADeveci]

Ahh ..... have you tried going into a local carpet shop mate ? maybe they have something ....... I can't think of anything off hand ?

[Bazza]

flat edged spade

:)

[Steve]

like bazza says.. you need a spade..

used to be in the industry.. there is nothing but brute force and a flat edged spade.

We always used to a work colleague to wind us up then we lose our rag with the carpet.. soon got it up off the floor

[scorcher]

Tried the local carpet shop, but it was staffed by a teengage monkey who 'hadn't ever heard of carpet being glued down' :eerrrmm:

So that's why I asked here!

And a spade sounds like just the job - wouldn't have crossed my mind at all - cheers fellas :)

[scorcher]

Spade did the trick - one clear floor - yay!

Thanks boys :)