Here’s the kitchen floor after two layers of crud came up. Note the lovely tarpaper and gunk on the otherwise untouched and remarkably intact hardwood.
Here’s the kitchen floor after two layers of crud came up. Note the lovely tarpaper and gunk on the otherwise untouched and remarkably intact hardwood.
I have the same “tarpaper” problem in my house I just bought and I am trying to strip the floors down to the bare wood. How did you get that stuff off? Some kind of a stripping agent? If you can give me any kind of advice, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!
Laurie in Lancaster, PA
Laurie,
So far, there seems to be no good method for removing this stuff. I tried Formby’s citrus stripper, which is slightly less toxic than the pure acetone stuff, with little or no result.
I have talked to a fellow who claims that using a handheld planer will work, which I haven’t tried yet. It seems to me the blade would gunk up with tarpaper quickly, given my experience with sanding my upstairs floors, but again, I haven’t tried it yet.
If I find something that works, I’ll let you know. Good luck-