Removing Tile Cement From Wooden Floor

Use a scraper metal scrubber or flat head screwdriver to remove as much of the cement as possible.

Removing tile cement from wooden floor. If the backerboard is glued down the plywood subfloor may be damaged during the removal process. First the tile itself is taken up either cut pried or chiseled from the floor. For the remaining cement apply the phosphoric acid following the manufacturer s instructions. For about 30 you can buy a floor scraper a broom size tool with an angled steel head used to strip off layers of flooring material.

Press the blade into the grout joint turn the machine on and let the grout vibrate into powder. Please consider a small donation to support my channel so i can keep bringing you great videos in the futur. Pry upwards on the broken piece of. Remove the grout around single tiles with the oscillating tool.

Work the chisel between the tiles and the concrete hammering them up with a 2 lb. Please see description for important information. Then the adhesive that was holding it in place must be. 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. Use a recip saw with a carbide grit masonry cutting blade and work in one small area at a time. Choose a tile in the center of the room and break up by hitting it in the center with a hammer. Use a ball peen or masonry hammer and cold chisel to tap the pieces free.

Masonry chisel and a 2 lb. Rinse the area well with clean water. Strike the face of stubborn tiles to break them up for easier removal. Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile.

Use a 3 4 or 1 in. Once the cement loosens scrub the area with a scrubber until it is all removed from the surface. Removing tile attached to cement backerboard tile that s attached to cement backerboard needs the same kind of treatment as tile stuck to plywood.