Plastic Tiles

[Xu Som]

Hello BP,

I recently took out some plastic tiles from one of the rooms.  There are quite an amount of adhesive off the floor underneath to get rid off and I was wondering what would be the best way to get rid of all the adhesive on the floor?  I can scrape all of it off, but is there a better way to get rid of it?  Any advise would be nice.

Thanks!

[Darwin Crawford]

@Xu Som - one trick I have used is rather than scraping all that junk up, go get the cheapest thin Luan plywood you can find and just cover it.  Nail it off, then carpet or laminate right over it.  The stuff is like 6mm thick, and no one can tell the difference when it's done.  

One time with flooring stripper and a scraper and you'll quickly see the wisdom in $9 sheets of thin plywood.  

the adhesive has most likely worked itself down into the wood grain of the subfloor, and will be next to impossible to remove all the way.