Plywood carpet pad and carpet as shown.
Carpet on cement slab.
Here are some alternative methods to get carpet glue off of concrete that will protect your health and your wallet.
Then lay tack strips around the perimeter of the room and install your strips of padding.
Avoid installed wall to wall carpeting.
It will seem like getting those out is impossible and i definitely felt that way too.
To install carpet on concrete choose a carpet that is constructed of synthetic products only as natural fibers are often too absorbent.
If it remains wet and makes your concrete slab damp your carpet may decay and present mold issues.
Any kind of persistent moisture will allow mold to get a foothold and soon ruin carpet or wood flooring.
Here s where things take a turn from the expected aka carpet installed over wood subfloors.
Remove as much of the carpet glue as possible by scraping it using a razor blade scraper.
The scraper can easily remove big chunks of the glue which helps get the job done more easily later.
Step 2 patch the concrete subfloor as required.
Removing carpet from a concrete slab involves also removing the approximately 10 million nails driven straight into the concrete around the perimeter of the room.
For below grade slabs assume that the concrete floor will get damp at some point.
The chosen fiber material type should be a synthetic form such as olefin face fiber.
Step 1 scraping the carpet glue.
This may help soak up puddles in the event of a flood but carpet shouldn t retain water for long.
You then have two options depending on your circumstances.
Carpet is generally sold in yards but if you provide the store or distributor with a square footage they can transform this number into square yards for pricing and sales purposes.
Maintain gaps for air circulation.
Because carpet is made from material fibers it is highly absorbent.
Any carpet fiber style from plush to loop can be applied to a concrete floor.
You may be embarrassed when guests come to your front doorstep if you still have ripped and disgusting carpet glued to your cement steps.
Before you install the carpet make sure to check the concrete for any moisture issues that need to be addressed.
If the carpet or pad is on a cool concrete slab and it is loaded with dirt pet and human dander it s a perfect place to cultivate dust mites and mildew.
If your basement concrete cement slab is not insulated and is damp or has visible moisture.