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Black bituminous adhesive fixed old tile to floor in sixties

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.31 PM

Hi ,this is on my Floor,old Marley tiles in sixties built .Tiles removed but having problems with adhesion to this ,I need to stick carpet gripper to it but not bonding,other than scraping off is there a bonding solution that will stick to bitumen and bond to a carpet gripper edhesive,I’ve asked fitters but no definite answer thanks

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Helpston carpets and flooring

Rating: 5 out of 5

Blandford Forum

Hi This can be rectified by applying carpet spray adhesive over the bitumen adhesive that will then bind and dry within seconds. Then the gripper should be cut into sections no longer than 30cm lengths. A bead of solvent free gripfill can then be applied in a continuous bead along the skirting edge and then the gripper set into it. The carpet can then be installed the following day after the adhesive has set to full strength.

Answered14 August 2020

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Chelmsford

I'd personally use a 50/50 pva wash and solvent based grip fill. Solvent free tends to go off quicker and doesn't have the necessary grab for such a job. Especially where traffic is. The gripper will come loose

Answered10 September 2020