Glue Down Carpet Over Tile

Installing a glue down carpet.

Glue down carpet over tile.

You can t tile over old carpet glue but it s not hard to remove carpet adhesive before tiling. To glue down carpet choose an adhesive that will hold fiber or cloth to vinyl. Remove any old adhesives dirt debris grease and oil. 1 unroll carpet and rough cut i.

Apply the glue completely. Put a thin layer of half inch plywood on top of it or quarter inch ply as long as you can get a flat surface then you can go ahead and put new carpet over that or whatever you want to do. Step 1 use a long handled scraper like the kind made to remove ice to get as much of the old adhesive off the floor as you can. The ph must be below 9 to directly glue the carpet to it.

Carpet tile plank direct glue down installation a bond test must be performed over concrete substrates with unidentified sealers or primers. Adhere a small area of 2 to 3 feet of carpet and allow it to dry completely. Then using a caulking gun create a bead of this adhesive around the edges of the room and then spread long wavy lines of adhesive across the floor. If you are using a spray set to apply the adhesive ensure that it is sprayed over the full tile.

Start in center and work toward the exit when doing this so you don t have to walk back across the glue. Snap a chalk line to mark where the edge of the top carpet overlaps on the bottom. 2 clean the subfloor thoroughly without using any solvents or oil based compounds. Apply the adhesive with a heavy duty frame paint roller.