Looks like my basement remodel is finally going to start Monday morning at 7:30. It’s been a looong road to get us here, but we finally got the communication chain we’ve been asking for since we started this process. I’m glad to finally be getting some good news as it’s been a tough week. Even though the majority of the demo is done, I found out a few things that still need to be completed this weekend – and I need to start scrubbing the vinyl adhesive up again around the edges so I don’t have to do that once drywall is put in…. uuuugh.
-- aspiring jill of all trades
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Dan Lyke
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posted 06-01-2013 11:34 PM
Ugh. I hate scrubbing adhesive. You have my sympathy.
(I recently removed some kitchen panelling that was attached with construction adhesive, I ended up just kicking out the wall and re-drywalling everything.
-- Dan Lyke, Petaluma California, http://www.flutterby.net/
Becky
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posted 06-02-2013 01:01 AM
yes – I think I’ve finally hit panic mode and am contemplating finding a product I can just overlay the adhesive with. It’s not really even adhesive – it’s a shadow of the adhesive that was there – but it’s enough to make the concrete look black. Unfortunately I’m not getting very far very fast, and have run out of time, so we’ll see how this goes.
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Dan Lyke
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posted 06-02-2013 01:11 AM
Hmm… Wonder how you could attach some ¼” drywall over that and just hide everything…
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Becky
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posted 06-05-2013 11:46 AM
@Dan – Wish I could! but since it’s not walkable…boo… I think I found a product at HD that I can lay over cutback even if there’s a possibility it contains asbestos. The Mapei stuff sold at Lowes specifically states not to lay over asbestos materials. Granted – it doesn’t say it on the bag, just on the downloadable tech specs doc :p grumble
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