Removing Tile Flooring

By positioning a chisel under a tile you ll be able to loosen each one and remove the floor.

Removing tile flooring. Removing tile from your floor can be done with a few tools and dedicated time. The easiest fastest and most efficient way to remove tile. Removing floor tile can be a difficult and time consuming project and the challenges often remain hidden until the project is underway. If you re removing tile flooring from your bathroom take out the toilet and any pedestal sinks and disconnect all the water pipes or drains that go through the floor.

If you don t know what s under your ceramic floor tile you ll have to do some detective work to find out whether it s plywood cement backerboard or a thick bed of. Taking your time with this project will ensure you finish with a beautiful tile free floor. Depending on the construction the tile may be attached to bare cement a plywood or mason board underlayment or even affixed to a previously installed floor. Often the first step to installing a new floor removing an old tile floor takes time and a bit of elbow grease.

This guide details how to successfully complete this project in 6 easy steps including removing the grout and tile applying new mortar and setting the new tiles. 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. Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile. In some cases the only way to tear out the ceramic tile is with heavy equipment such as a jackhammer or air chisel.

Often the tool is useful for dislodging the flooring material from the adhesive. To learn how to remove the mastic or thinset after removing tile go here to my other video. If you find a damaged tile or two in your floor it is much easier to remove and replace them than installing a new tile floor altogether. Carpet scraper cold chisel masonry hammer roofing rake.

Cost skill level start to finish 1 day. Equipment for removing old tile.