A fantastic tile installation offers generations of durability and aesthetic appeal, whether you are working with man-made tiles or the organic stone format. Through the years, however, accidents can occur, such as single pieces splitting following a cast iron skillet is dropped or an earthquake happens. Or you might decide that you want to remodel the ground after staring in the very same tiles for 20 decades. In regards to removing tile from on top of a hardwood floor, it’s a matter of getting back to fundamentals, with plenty of physical labor and a bit of help from some power saws thrown in for good measure.
Single Pieces
Remove the grout around just one tiles with the oscillating tool. Press the blade into the esophagus joint, turn the machine on and let the grout exhale into powder.
Pry upwards on the broken piece of tile to remove it from the ground. Work from the middle out to the edges of the piece for best results and to prevent damaging surrounding pieces. Tap the chisel with the hammer to perform it between and under broken sections to pry them up section by section, and use the other broken sections as leverage. Slide the tip of the chisel below the upcoming broken piece following the first one is eliminated if more than one piece is broken.
Scrape the thinset mortar from the surface of the concrete board under with the ground scraper. Cut through the concrete board with the oscillating instrument. Pry it loose with the hammer and chisel. Pry up the nails. Scrape the wood floor clean with the scraper.
Whole Floors
Pick a perimeter of the tile installation to begin your demolition. Work the edge of the pry bar below a bit of tile. Pry upwards.
Remove pieces with a power saw to complete the job faster. Utilize the tip of the hammer chisel under the edge of a slice, hold on to this machine with both hands, pull the trigger and then let the tool do the work. Work your way across the floor piece by piece to reveal the concrete board underneath.
Pry up the concrete board with the power saw. Work slowly to prevent damaging the wood floor. Work the tip across the nails holding the board down on the bed of mortar smeared in addition to the wood subfloor. Work your way across the room until you expose the entire floor.
Clean out the wood subfloor with the ground scraper and eliminate all traces of the previous thinset mortar installation. Change out the blade on the tip often to keep the blade scraping quickly and efficiently.