Is old black flooring adhesive safe to remove?
Old black flooring adhesive left behind on concrete can look suspicious, leaving homeowners unsure if it is safe to scrape off or simply cover over with new planks. This uncertainty stops people from safely finishing their flooring removal or knowing whether they can install new vinyl directly over the residue.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1stopping the removal process
- 2getting a sample tested
- 3applying a skim coat over the adhesive
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Is this safe to remove.”source ↗
“So i took this old Stick and peel flooring that was installed on grey concrete about 15 years ago. A pain in the you know to take off so i just stopped. But the i saw this area that aas sorta black? The sticky adhesive on the vinyls is black so im hoping it was that but whos to say?”source ↗
“And should i just put my new vinyl planks over it? And other area that i took off the cement look normal”source ↗
Where this came up
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