Thinset Over Carpet Glue

Xl brands triseal adhesive residue encapsulator triseal is a light colored high strength acrylic polymer compound formulated to isolate cutback and other types of old adhesive residues that would affect the bond of the new floor adhesive over concrete substrates.

Thinset over carpet glue.

If the cutback adhesive is on a wood underlayment you may remove the underlayment or cover the cutback adhesive with a layer of plastic or felt paper not roofing felt then install new underlayment. Do not dry scrap there is asbestos in the glue. Resurfacing concrete over carpet glue and cutback adhesive. But now that you have ripped up the old carpet you ve got a sticky situation.

Don t worry it looks a lot worse than it is. It must be easy to work with and it must adequately fill in gaps between the tile and the substrate. It cannot cure too fast. Otherwise you do.

Replacing carpet with tile can give your home an exciting new look. Whether wall or floor tile that tile needs to thoroughly stick to its base surface demands placed on tile adhesive are both extensive and steep. You can t tile over old carpet glue but it s not hard to remove carpet adhesive before tiling. Param 5500 self leveling concrete can be used to resurface over carpet glue or cutback adhesive which is bonded extremely well to the substrate.

The adhesive often called carpet mastic used under most glue down carpet is usually water soluble and tends to prevent thinset from properly adhering. Prior to the installation of floor covering systems triseal will also seal floors in dusty conditions providing a clean. You can also emboss it with ardex featherfin ish and then use your thinset of choice. Most cases the issues arise with cutback adhesive over concrete.

Should the tile get wet the mastic may soften negatively affecting the bond of the tile to the substrate. There are a number of thinsets out there that are designed to go over old cutback adhesive. There are adhesive bonding issues when going over cutback adhesive as well. Tile adhesive is expected to hold the tile in place not just for years but for decades without fail.