One of the main advantages of modular carpet tiles (as I’ve said many a time before) is that they can be loose laid. This means you can simply put the tiles on the floor, in your chosen arrangement and job’s a goodun. No fuss, no mess, no stress. This also means they are just as quickly and easily removed by pickin’ ‘em up and tossin’ ‘em in the nearest recycling hot spot.
However if you do tend to prefer a little more law and order in your life, we do provide the option of various adhesives to secure your new floor in place. While this is great for added extra prevention against any movement or corner curling, using something sticky can make the removal process a teeny tiny bit more longwinded.
Whether you’re looking to remove an existing installation of your own or something that was already in place when you got there, we’ve got a handful of helpful hints that will help you achieve a professional finish.
- Firstly, make sure you’re wearing some protective gloves. You don’t want to lose those digits. I mean, how would you pick your nose?
- Okay so now you need to choose your first victim. Go for a tile at the edge of the room (as opposed to the centre) and carefully start to peel from the corner.
- If you’re having a bit of trouble doing this free-handed, enlist the help of your trusty metal scraper and gently push it under the tile to ply it away from the subfloor.
- Rinse & repeat until you’re floor is bare naked. Ooh, cheeky!
Now depending on what adhesive has been used on the tiles, the floor underneath could be left in a number of ways...
It will either be relatively free of sticky stuff and which case, you can simply scrub it clean with a brush and some warm water. You might need a little diluted trisodium phosphate if it’s a particularly stubborn substance.
If the residual adhesive is hard and stuck fast, get hold of your scraper again and carefully (but forcefully) chip away until the floor looks as good as new.
You can also get your hands on some carpet adhesive remover but try a little good old fashion elbow grease first, it usually does the trick!
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