Floor tile stripper

[JohnD]

My ground floor is concrete with two layers of plastic tile stuck to it. I am thinking about going for a proper tile. I have seen a stripping machine which seems to have an oscillating knife. Will this cause a lot of concrete dust? How do you do corners, and tight to skirting?

I have seen concrete planers and grinders but it looks as if they are for smoothing bare concrete, so I think not what I want.

 

[vinn]

The stripping machines you will have seen are used by professionals for large areas - they work very well, and leave the base background in pristine condition if properly used.
Perhaps you can hire them but most DIY'ers do it by hand.
What do you intend as a replacement floor covering?

 

[Tigercubrider]

When I lifted my old plastic tiles that were bitumen based, and had been overlaid with cork, I used a long handled Harris scraper and a spade. The first few were a pig.

The extension had a concrete floor with cork evostuck and that was a mare as the cork broke and the glue just bent. I eventually used a bag of party ice or two to harden the sticky residue .

 

[JohnD]

What do you intend as a replacement floor covering?

some kind of ceramic tile with a non-glossy surface so it is less likely to be slippery if wet or walked on in socks.

Probably buff or light grey. I considered slate but it is too dark.

 

[vinn]

Ceramic tile adhesive will give you a few mm's to play with, and allow for any rough residue.
You should be fine.

Use a neutral non-white grout, & read the tile instructions for any possible necessity to seal the tile surface.