Taking Up Ceramic Floor Tiles

Now you ve created a small opening where you can slide a flat bladed shovel under both the cement board and the ceramic tiles.

Taking up ceramic floor tiles. Slide the tip of the chisel under the edge of each tile with the chisel positioned as close to parallel to the floor as possible. Strike the face of stubborn tiles to break them up for easier removal. Masonry chisel and a 2 lb.

Chip away at the tile step 3. Tap the chisel lightly with the hammer until the tile loosens from the floor. Chip out a single row of tile down the length of the floor and another row across the width with the intersection of the two rows somewhere in the middle of your floor.

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. 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. The edges of broken tile can be very.

Use the chisel to chip out the rest of the tile place the cold chisel in the grout line. Chip the grout along the grout lines step 2. Repeat these steps until every tile has been removed.

Once you get a few starter tiles off the floor break up the underlying cement board by banging on it with your hammer and discard it. Work the chisel between the tiles and the concrete hammering them up with a 2 lb. Now fit a reciprocating saw with a 12 inch long wood cutting blade and make a shallow plunge cut into the plywood.

Respirators masks step 1. Break up the first tile with a hammer. Use a 3 4 or 1 in.