It s a labor intensive messy process that requires a few tools combined with brute strength.
Tools for removing glued down wood floors.
My method may sound crude but it works.
The glue will fracture and you ll soon be lifting the loose pieces of wood and glue.
Gluing down hardwood flooring is a complicated process requiring you to painstakingly place each plank perfectly lined up to provide a beautiful surface that can last decades.
If it s gum based contact glue then your job is much easier.
4 next for easier removal cut across the width of the boards every 4 6.
Remove glue down hardwood floors.
Sit on the floor and smash down on it.
If you re removing regular tongue and groove flooring that isn t glued to the floor the hardest part will be prying the first few boards loose with your crowbar.
Tearing up hardwood floors that have been glued direct to concrete will be an extremely messy and labor intensive job.
First set the blade depth on your circular saw.
5 use a hammer and flat crowbar or chisel to beat up and remove pieces of the glued flooring 6 use a razor blade type scraper to remove bits of trash and the adhesive.
Removing the flooring will be simple if it isn t glued.
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However a number of factors will come into play in determining how difficult the project will be.
How to remove hardwood flooring.
Believe me i ve tried everything to remove tiles or wood floors that have been glued down with cement based adhesive.
A glued down floor refers to flooring installed on a concrete or plywood subfloor with adhesive.
Removing those same hardwood flooring boards is another matter.