Removing Old Mastic From Concrete

Removing old vinyl isn t as simple as peeling or scraping the material off the concrete.

Removing old mastic from concrete.

I does take off the mastic and is a messy job. The most effective and easiest way to remove mastic or thinset from a concrete floor after the tiles have been removed. This is available online or at hardware stores but may cost over 100 per 5 gallon 19l bucket. If you are removing mastic from wood sub floor look for a product that is designed for use on wood.

Common in homes built in the 20th century black mastic was used as an adhesive for ceramic tile linoleum and other flooring materials. There were still thin spots that remained so i bought some product at hd that softened the spots for removal but as others have said made a friggin nightmarish mess of it. When you remove that floor covering to make way for new flooring you may encounter the mastic and wonder whether it is safe to remove the main concern surrounding this question is that black mastic often contains asbestos. I will use as de greasing agents to remove the product that.

They have plenty of experience and success for defeating even the toughest mastic adhesive or glue removal. A step by step review of my experience removing black mastic from concrete floor using blue bear mastic remover formerly bean e doo. Both products are virtually the same. If all else fails there is a black mastic remover called bean e doo mastic and adhesive remover for concrete surfaces.

How to remove black mastic from a concrete floor. They also have another version called 500mr mastic remover. Products made from citrus or acetic acid are safer than other mastic removers. It s now owned by franmar and sold under the name blue bear.

After removing the mastic the floors are leveled by using sand papers. To remove mastic from the concrete floors or professionals use sharp blades that look like razors or resin bonded diamond abrasive grits discs. After removing old floor tiles i rented a floor grinder which took care of most of the old mastic.