Tar Paper Under Wood Floor. This is 2 fold for the usage.1 is to. Tar paper is a common moisture barrier materiel installed underneath a variety of floor materials, such as hardwood flooring installed over concrete surfaces.
Tar paper is made by impregnating paper or fiberglass mat with tar, producing a waterproof material useful for roof construction. This is used under solid wood flooring that is nailed down. You can also try using a solvent to dissolve the asphalt residue from the tar paper.
The real problem was the installer glued the carpet with a product that melted the residue from the tar.
Tar Paper Under Wood Floor. (the old cabinets were riddled with termites, only paint holding them together!) Some wood manufactures spec one or the other or either. I am remodeling a hard wood floor with tar paper on it. Does anyone have any ideas on how to remove the tar paper other than we we pulled it up it had tar paper under it.