Removing Old Basement Floor Tile

We recommend using the following tools and safety equipment for tile removal projects.

Removing old basement floor tile.

Ft of old vat tiles from my basement floor. Start at a broken tile or between tiles where the grout has loosened. Often the tool is useful for dislodging the flooring material from the adhesive. Work the chisel between the tiles and the concrete hammering them up with a 2 lb.

If you break the flooring into pieces while removing it you have effectively turned it into a friable material. Equipment for removing old tile. Check to see if the underlayment is screwed into the subfloor. Pokey free floors meant the kids could come downstairs again.

I figure 4 boys could be great manual power for construction jobs so they better get started young. First the tile itself is taken up either cut pried or chiseled from the floor. When tile is removed it is frequently a two part process. Once all fasteners are detached cut the floor with a wood saw in 2 to 3 foot sections for easy removal and disposal.

Is this the best approach and if so should the flooring be sealed somehow before the carpet is installed. I was just going to go over them but they popped off so easily in whole pieces i decided that removing them was the best course of action. If it is remove the vinyl flooring first follow the same steps as above and then remove the screws before removing the subfloor. The safest removal option is to have an asbestos remediation contractor remove the old tiles at a cost of between 6 and 10 per square foot depending on where you live the condition of the.

Lori newtown ct. Removing tiles off concrete the stupid way. Masonry chisel and a 2 lb. After removing the tiles i now have a musty mildew type smell.

If you decide to remove nonfriable vinyl asbestos flooring you have to be cautious for two reasons. Frustrated with the lack of progress i gave each of them a hammer or rubber mallet and we started smacking the tiles. What do i do to get rid of this. Removing the glue from floors after a tile removal.

Use a 3 4 or 1 in. Remove baseboards or trim work around the room. I just removed about 800 sq. Even if the vinyl flooring is pulled up intact the old adhesive underneath may also contain asbestos.

Remove any appliances or built in furniture like cabinets if possible. Work the chisel under the tiles forcing them loose. Taking care when removing the trimwork allows it to be reinstalled when a new floor is installed after the tile floor is removed. For about 20 you can buy a floor scraper a broom size tool with an angled steel head used to strip off layers of flooring material.