Machine For Taking Up Floor Tiles

Ordinary floor scraper blades won t stand up to ceramic or porcelain tile.

Machine for taking up floor tiles.

If the tiles you re removing were set in mastic and not mortar you re lucky a floor scraper will do the job. Score the flooring into 6 12 strips. To save time rent a machine that speeds up ceramic tile and thinset removal. Hit the tile in the center with a hammer.

How to remove tile. Pry up the sections with a pry bar. 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 old tile was laid on underlayment cut through the underlayment and mortar but not the subfloor.

If your linoleum features a tile pattern you can use the. Work the chisel between the tiles and the concrete hammering them up with a 2 lb. Removing laminate flooring may seem like a big task but the project is easy enough for you to take on yourself. Break up the first tile with a hammer.

Masonry chisel and a 2 lb. Use a broom or shop vac to pick up all the debris that now litters the room. An alternative to removing vinyl flooring. Use a 3 4 or 1 in.

Working in small sections score the flooring into strips about 6 to 12 inches wide. This guide from the home depot teaches you how to remove laminate flooring and provides tips to keep in mind as you remove old laminate to prepare for new. If your rental store offers that feature just remove the wide scraper blade slide in the chisel attachment and secure it with the bolt and washer. However if they were set in mortar follow these steps for proper tile flooring removal.

But some rental machines accept an optional tile chisel. Powered by air gas propane electricity or batteries floor scraping machines are available in different models and. Strike the face of stubborn tiles to break them up for easier removal. Using a few common tools and a little bit of patience taking out the old laminate floor in a room can be done in an afternoon.

We stock quality machines and blades from trusted brands at great prices. Work the chisel under the tiles forcing them loose.