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Removing Cork Tiles!

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  • 06-10-2007 4:40pm
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    thingamajig
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭


    Does anyone have a solution to removing cork floor tiles. Theyre down for about 20years and I am trying to remove them with a small heat gun to melt the adhesive but it doesent work too well. I am now scraping them off with a garden spade , hard and long job. Any tips would be appreciated.


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    ircoha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭ircoha


    thingamajig wrote:
    Does anyone have a solution to removing cork floor tiles. Theyre down for about 20years and I am trying to remove them with a small heat gun to melt the adhesive but it doesent work too well. I am now scraping them off with a garden spade , hard and long job. Any tips would be appreciated.

    not many alternatives, unless u can get the Aussie front row now that they are out of RWC:D

    I use a 4" wide chisel on a variable speed kango but I have both x stock

    After the "spade work" a small scraper will do the rest: what is the replacement flooring?


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    thingamajig
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭thingamajig


    Thanks, I'm putting down semi solid oak, and I had to level the floor to the kitchen where I had to remove ceramic floor tiles. I'm getting there but its so damn slow. Looking at the wallabees front row I'm better off with me garden spade


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    ircoha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭ircoha


    thingamajig wrote:
    Thanks, I'm putting down semi solid oak, and I had to level the floor to the kitchen where I had to remove ceramic floor tiles. I'm getting there but its so damn slow. Looking at the wallabees front row I'm better off with me garden spade
    how about the all blacks? BOD must be smiling!!

    the underlay for the flooring will take care of any slight imperfections so would not get 2 hung up on getting it perfect: it just means u dont need to get all the adhestive off


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