Q:Β We are renting an older house where the owners had previously installed green indoor-outdoor carpeting inside the entrance way in a 10-foot by 20-foot area. Itβs very old and ugly and had begun to smell as well. So weβve been removing the carpet. But we canβt get rid of the gooey adhesive residue left behind underneath the carpeting. We tried gel paint remover, but it didnβt work.
A:Β There are other adhesive removers you can use to try to soften the old glue so you can scrape it off the floor more easily.
The one I like best is soybean-based Bean-e-Doo mastic remover. But even after applying a product like that, it will still take some scraping and hard work to remove all that goo thatβs on the floor.
Go to rosieonthehouse.com for more do-it-yourself tips. An Arizona homebuilding and remodeling industry expert for 25 years, Rosie Romero is the host of the syndicated Saturday morning “Rosie on the House” radio program, heard locally from 8-11 a.m. on KNST-AM (790) in Tucson and KGVY-AM (1080) and -FM (100.7) in Green Valley. Call 888-767-4348.
