Taking Up Floor Tiles

Start at a broken tile or between tiles where the grout has loosened.

Taking up floor tiles.

Removing ceramic tiles the easy way using a demolition hammer easy to use and reasonable rental rates make this tool a life saver during light demo work li. An alternative to removing vinyl flooring. Insert the blade of the scraper under the loosened edge of the flooring and lift up on the handle. Work the chisel between the tiles and the concrete hammering them up with a 2 lb.

After you have chipped away at the tile and mortar cut the old subfloor into small sections with a circular saw equipped with a carbide blade. If the tiles you re removing were set in mastic and not mortar you re lucky a floor scraper will do the job. Hit the tile in the center with a hammer. Remove the flooring with a hand held floor scraper after putting on work gloves.

If the old tile was laid on underlayment cut through the underlayment and mortar but not the subfloor. However if they were set in mortar follow these steps for proper tile flooring removal. By positioning a chisel under a tile you ll be able to loosen each one and remove the floor. Taking your time with this project will ensure you finish with a beautiful tile free floor.

How to remove tile. I not only looked like a survivor walking out of the ashes of ground zero our house was an absolute mess of dust and all i tasted for a week when i swallowed was tile adhesive. With only 24 hours left until the hardwood floor guys were showing up to install our new floors we rented a cement grinder to get rid of the adhesive on the floor. This time we show you the do s and don ts in floor removal plus learn some important installation tips from the mistakes the last installer made.

Working in small sections score the flooring into strips about 6 to 12 inches wide. Break up the first tile with a hammer. Work the chisel under the tiles forcing them loose. Use a broom or shop vac to pick up all the debris that now litters the room.

Pry up the sections with a pry bar. Masonry chisel and a 2 lb. If your linoleum features a tile pattern you can use the. Removing tile from your floor can be done with a few tools and dedicated time.

Strike the face of stubborn tiles to break them up for easier removal.