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Floor Tiles Removal

burger1979 · 2012-03-13 10:41:55

Hi folks, I am looking to put in wooden floors in my house (downstairs in the hall, kitchen, and office). First of all I have to remove the floor tiles that are down at the moment. They are, I think a Chinese Slate type of tile, laid directly onto concrete. I was having a go at removing some of them last night in the…

13-03-2012 11:41am

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burger1979

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Hi folks,

I am looking to put in wooden floors in my house (downstairs in the hall, kitchen, and office). First of all I have to remove the floor tiles that are down at the moment. They are, I think a Chinese Slate type of tile, laid directly onto concrete. I was having a go at removing some of them last night in the office in the corner but they are not the easiest to get up and the tiles chips quite a bit. I was using just a hammer and chisel, so just looking to see if anyone has any tips/hints to get them up a bit quicker? Dont want to go down the route of getting a jack hammer or anything that strong that may damage the concrete flooring underneath as this will be the base for the new floor.

thanks,

burger

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#2 13-03-2012 5:56pm

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I would hire a kango with a spade bit, the concrete will be marked but not really damaged.

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