How to remove carpet residue on timber floorboards?

[ChrisKnr]

how can I remove these ,? It's from the bottom of my carpet they stuck on the wood floor

 

 

[JacobZ]

Hi @ChrisKnr,

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community, it is fabulous to have you with us.

I'd suggest using a floor scraper such as this Masterfinish 150mm Floor Scraper. They are often used for cleaning up underlay after carpet removal, which is similar to what you are doing here. You can run it at a sharp angle to the floor to remove the residue and fluff.

If there was only a small area, you could also use something like this Kango 100mm Stainless Joint Knife, which you would have to get down on your hands and knees for, but you'd have slightly more control.

Finally, you could use a floor sander, but this would require you to refinish the floors.

Let me know what you think and if you have further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Jacob

[ChrisKnr]

Thank you Jacob. I'll start next  weekend the cleaning and let you know how it goes . I also tried wd40 in a small area after my post  and my carpet's underlay was easily removed with my kid's activity scrapper .I will check tomorrow if it leaves any discolouration or marks on the floor but I will definitely get a scrapper from the ones you suggested . Thank you so much for your reply.  I will post more photos of before and after when I finish the floor