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Posted by Melanie on July 28, 2006, 6:04 pm
Terry wrote:
> On 24 Jul 2006 21:14:48 -0700, "Melanie"
>
> >The evil carpet installer used way too much glue on some of the tack
> >strips. I pried up most of them but some broke through and have left
> >about 2 or 3 mm worth of wood and glue sticking to the concrete.
> >
>
> I used an old paint scraper for this. I could get it under the edge of
> the tack strip, then use a hammer to drive it in under the rest of the
> stip and pry it off.
>
> HTH,
>
> Terry
Thanks, I ran out and bought a scraper. What I did was take the paint
stripper-scraper and hit it with the hammer so it loosened the strip
first, from the base. Then I used my crowbar and hammered that. Then I
pried up as much of the wood as I could. Most of the time it just
popped right out and then I used the scraper and hammer again to get up
any leftovers.
I'm done now but at least I now know the trick to it when I get to the
living room! Hope this makes sense for the next person who comes along
and needs advice.
~Melanie
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