Roofing tar on patio

Submitted by Casey1 on Jan 31, 2008 in Home & Garden
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Roofing tar on patio
Roofing tar on patio
Roofing tar on patio

Description:

contractor dripped roofing tar onto my patio. best way to remove this?

Comments:

daroofa on Feb 05, 2008 at 16:55 PM
You'll need to freeze it to make it brittle so you can chip/scrape the thicker stuff. I don't see any snow on the ground in your pics so I'm assuming your in a warm weather climate. If Mother Nature won't freeze it for you, you'll have to use ice or an aerosol freezing agent such as Freeze Spray from Chemtronics. Chip away as much as possible then use a scouring powder like Comet with a hard bristle brush and scrub the whole area. Rinse with clean water and repeat as necessary. There will probably always be a stain there but you should be able to get the worst of it out. This is probably a stupid question, but have you tried getting the contractor to clean this up? I would have to say this is definitely his responsibility.
Dwindle on Feb 08, 2008 at 13:28 PM
Oven cleaner will work (after soaking for an hour), but you will need several applications. It will be faster if you heat it up with a torch or heat gun, and wipe off the excess. And yes, this is entirely the contractors responsibility.
johndoe on Feb 10, 2008 at 02:16 AM
I few routes will work You can remelt the tar with a blow torch and scrape it off. The best chemical for dissolving tar is turpentine. Turpentine is in fact a by product from the production of tar from pine sap. No matter what you will probably allways have a stain from it. If all else fails just but a pot plant over it.
turner on Feb 14, 2008 at 08:55 AM
Just get over it.

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