Stuck carpet tiles

Discussion in 'Subfloor Preparation' started by Andrew70, Nov 17, 2012.

  1. Andrew70

    Andrew70 Well-Known Member

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    Other day doing a job for the place I sub to dead easy 16sq carpet tiles go there uplift and fit new turns up only to find they were fully bonded to the floor and when I mean stuck I mean stuck tried everything could think of little sds kango shovel big mut scrapers ect it was just pulling the cord of the top back down to the black bitumen backing ended up get fed up stripping tops of it all and skimming over it just wondered what you lads would have done iv come across it before on the odd tile but never the whole room
     
  2. dazza

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    ive never had them stuck that bad normally mutt or electric floor stripper gets them up for me sometimes leaving a little bitumen but not all over.was it concrete or ply?what was going down ?
     
  3. Andrew70

    Andrew70 Well-Known Member

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    Concrete floor and carpet tiles back on top
     
  4. Neilydun

    Neilydun Well-Known Member

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    turbo stripper will lift it !
     
  5. dazza

    dazza Well-Known Member

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    ive got the spe one is the turbo stripper different?
     
  6. dazza

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    what did they use f44 lol i would of removed what i could used a spinner and primed and latexed the lot like you have
     
  7. Neilydun

    Neilydun Well-Known Member

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    They are different mate yes. I can`t comment on the spe one, ive never used one.
    The Turbo strippers are great machines, and have saved me many hours, not to mention a broken back.
    I do use spe stuff, and its all good, so I would expect your machine to work well.

    Does it ??
     
  8. bournemouth

    bournemouth Super Moderator

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    Good old cpt tiles stuck in wet tackifier really annoys me why can't people just wait for tacky to dry as its supposed to used have always used a bully stripper with new blade when had areas like this it's a ba5tard but I always try to get back to the original sub floor
     
  9. Neilydun

    Neilydun Well-Known Member

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    Either wet 41 or f3
    why would anyone go into wet taki ? When you have moved an office full of furniture, uplifted 200 sq. and patched up with Ardurapid, rolled out taki at 2am in the morning, waiting for it to go off, before a 3 hour drive home.
    Thats why.
    Not saying its how it should be done, but that`s why !
     
  10. swerve

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    Job last week someone had F3 or F44 carpet tiles in a conservatory, maintenace guy on the estate could not lift them so he smashed the chipboard floor up and replaced LOL
     
  11. dazza

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    yes mate it does a good job you have to work it though but gets the floors up which is the main thing
     
  12. tarkett85

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    this clown needs a telling off getting right on my nerves
     
  13. Neilydun

    Neilydun Well-Known Member

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  14. tarkett85

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  15. Moderator 6

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    The problem is we can't tell someone off for getting on someone else's nerves when there has been no abuse or spam websites etc they may well believe that concrete or epoxy is the best product that's fine if that's what they believe, until they start posting abuse or spam websites etc they will be treated as just another member like you and I are
     
  16. tarkett85

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    this is the 3rd time he's posted the same on 3 different threads though
     
  17. mjfl

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    So have you... :rolleyes:
     
  18. tarkett85

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    at least mines legible though:D
     
  19. mjfl

    mjfl Well-Known Member

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    As Manuel would say " I know nothing"
     
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