I just moved into a house and the previous owner had finished the basement. My first job was to remove the ceiling, interior walls and carpeted floor. When I removed the carpet there was a rubber padding beneath it and it had been glued down. I took up the padding but there is still a lot of glue on the floor. The shop is about 22' x 24'
I bought a bottle of solvent that is supposed to help remove the glue but the instructions say to use a 4" scraper to scrape up the glue. That could take weeks of part-time working, even if the glue comes up nicely. I also heard people just use hot water to soften the glue. Haven't tried anything on it yet.
My first question is, does anyone have experience in removing glue from a concrete floor so that it can be painted, and do you have any suggestions.
As an alternative, does anyone have any suggestions/experience with using something else on the floor? Maybe gluing a linoleum down. It would be soft on the feet and easy to sweep but I'm not sure how it would hold up.
Another thought is maybe I should cover the entire floor with plywood and seal the seams. If I did that I think I'd have to glue it down and I'm not sure how easy it would be to take up if I move. Maybe if I move I can just throw some cheap carpet over the ply and be done with it.
Any thoughts would be appreciated