Common in homes built in the 20th century black mastic was used as an adhesive for ceramic tile linoleum and other flooring materials.
Remove black mastic from concrete floor.
Products made from citrus or acetic acid are safer than other mastic removers.
If all else fails there is a black mastic remover called bean e doo mastic and adhesive remover for concrete surfaces.
I does take off the mastic and is a messy job.
How to remove mastic from cement under vinyl floor.
It s commonly found as a means of binding carpet vinyl or tile to the foundation floor of concrete steel or wood.
Concrete sometimes referred to as cement is a prime substrate for many flooring materials including vinyl.
I will use as de greasing agents to remove the product that.
They also have another version called 500mr mastic remover.
I am tiling mosaic and small pieces over what once was a concrete basement floor which on occasion in my city with all the rain can get flooded what was there when i bought the house 2 years ago was an asbestos linoleum 1 square very thin tile over a thin black mastic.
If you are removing mastic from wood sub floor look for a product that is designed for use on wood.
Mastic is used to set and adhere top flooring to the base underneath.
Both products are virtually the same.
Over time however vinyl can lose.
It s now owned by franmar and sold under the name blue bear.
This is available online or at hardware stores but may cost over 100 per 5 gallon 19l bucket.
There are two main reasons that you would need to remove mastic.
How to remove black mastic from a concrete floor.