removing tiles

[grayman8]

i am in a new house and the person before me put slate tiles down in the kitchen which i am about to remove!! sounds easy huh? but he has put the cement straight onto the floor surface without any cement-board or even some thin ply-wood. Taking the tiles off is easy but i cannot remove the cement s it is solid. the floor is normal heavy particle board but it cant take much punishment! at the moment i have tried a wide chisel but its hard work!!!!!! Any ideas please

 

[Moz]

use your hammer action hilti with bolster chisel tool, you will need to replace that substrate board anyway I suspect

 

[grayman8]

thanks for quick reply.
I have been at it all day and have removed about a dozen tiles so far and under every other tile there is a big dolop of cement that is very hard to remove, the floor underneath seems ok so far as it is just the big panels, i think if i just remove the high spots then lay a leveling compound and then a thin ply over that do you think that will work?
I just needed advice on the best way to remove the cement although i think i am just looking for an easy way to do it other than hard work!!!!!!
I have just under 20mm clearance to play with so how thick would a compound need to be to give the best option?
thanks again in advance
grayman

 

[Moz]

grayman
take a Pneumatic Drill to it , lol ...only kidding ,

that boarding is awful , rip it up crowbar , get it off Gordon from HL2

smash the lot out but dont TOUCH the joists they are SAINTLY ,LOL

If you want to tile finish , you need a 18mm ply substrate on noggin joists all screwed down an all wood splashed/ soaked in wood preservative

 

[grayman8]

thanks again
I am going to keep the original floor and try to remove tiles i hope!!!!
From the original floor to the under-side of the doors are about 20mm i just need to get an even surface to put a new flooring down although i ain't sure what its gonna be yet but heavy-duty vinyl looks the best option so my wife tells me!!!!!! I am just a slave
grayman

 

[gcol]

You're taking up slate tiles to put down vinyl? Am I missing something here?

 

[Moz]

scabby doo ,
no mention of vinyl?
......
take care
scooby doo =moz

 

[gcol]

i just need to get an even surface to put a new flooring down although i ain't sure what its gonna be yet but heavy-duty vinyl looks the best option

And I quote.

 

[Moz]

gcol

SORRY !!!

YOU ARE ARE RIGHT

 

[grayman8]

The tiles that are down are all uneven!!! I think that the lad that put them down had help from Mr Miller,Mr Bud and Mrs Smirnoff.
The tiles are very dangerous, i have tripped many times SOBER!!!

 

[Moz]

grayman8
a drunk laid them you say , *moz ponders wether he worked up there *lol

 

[grayman8]

Drunk?????????
Bad eyesight!!
No spirit- level!!!!!
No talent!!!!!
Thats wot the dude had in abundance!!
One tile had 17mm cement underneath coz it woz so thin!!!!!
I have removed almost half so far, my knees are done.back done,my poor hammer and bolster done.
I still have high spots of cement on floor any other way of taking that off or is it just more banging and clattering i wonder?
I am sure Moz could not do a half a**ed as bad as this?
cheers grayman

 

[Moz]

grayman8
listen cock ..
"I am sure Moz could not do a half a**ed as bad as this? "

My job would outlive you an grandkids , lol

Im away from it now an miss it to bits ,
Im a perfectionist ,

ok as Top tiler but not when , just this monday I tried to get a start with a agency firm , for piece work bathroom jobs , an found the DIY SHEDs, are the main players ,a floor span 2m by 3m , just tile on floor an walls , going rate is to you = £250
materials an tiles supplied ,
I asked about substrate an what happens if the tile fail due to their substrate ..
well you been paid ...hmmm

thats who suplies the sheds
charming , lol

 

[grayman8]

No life aint fair!!!!!
I am knocking the lid off a bottle of 18 year old and i am gonna finish it tonite
and do the floor another day
ps my substrate is solid
yahoo!!!

 

[Moz]

grayman8
if we could give numbers , I would eat that job up for you , an love ,