Any tricks for removing 2 layers of ceramic tiles laid on concrete?
Question:My foyer has ceramic tile laid directly over older ceramic tile. The floor is concrete. Aside from going to town with a hammer, is there any tool or trick that will make removing both layers any easier? The tile is pretty much flush with the bottom of the front door, so I cannot lay the new floor as a third layer.
I am hesitant to use a sledge hammer in case I damage the concrete underneath, so I am using a regular hammer and chipping away at it.
Answers:
Go to your local equipment rental. Rent a spline roto hammer with a chipper bit, jack hammer may do damage to the concrete, the spade bit for the jack hammer is for digging, you can ruin it on concrete and you don't want to pay for another bit. The spline roto hammer does not hit as hard as a jack hammer so you will not break the concrete, if you point it at the right angle. Just tell them what you are doing and they will give you the right bit and tell you the right angle to point the bit..
Good Luck
i straighten out a hoe and scrape after busting me a start point
Hammer, floor scraper, and eye protection. DO NOT forget the eye protection.
get a hammer and beat the he*l out of it
Jackhammer with a wide blade attachment
Electric demo hammer with spade bit. You can rent from rent all shop.
You can r use a small sledge or big hammer and large cement chisle. There is no magic way to remove tile other than break it loose with a chisle and hit it where it doesnt come loose.
You cannot damage the concrete underneath if you tried. It is 3 1/2 inches thick and won't even crack from a hammer . You would have to hit in the same spot over and over with an eight pound sledge hammer to break concrete.
Go to Home Depot and rent an electric Hilti jackhammer with a tool bit for lifting ceramic tiles. They work extremely well.
hammer and tile scraper
and go to home depot and ask them what else you will need to remove this and clean it after that .
and wear eye glasses too.
Unfortunatly there is no easy way to do this. thats probally why somebody laid a second floor on existing tiles is because of the amount of work involved and the mess. You start by busting a 12in. by 12in. area out with a hammer then use a spade shovel and start busting the rest out sliding the shovel under both layers and try to lift tiles. repeat this process over and over till you remove all tiles then scrape cement to remove old adhesive. Good Luck!
Since you don't want to damage the concrete underneath the layers of tile, then you shouldn't use a hammer. I'd get a flat pry bar or a large putty knife and get up under the edge of one of the tiles and pry it up. Just keep working the edges and you should be able to get them loose without having to worry about damaging the concrete underneath. It'll take some time, but it shouldn't be too bad. Good luck with that.
the old fashioned way. with a hammer and a cement chisel. dont forget to wear goggles and hearing protection.
big sledge hammer and a vision of your fella cheating on you, (like mine did, ) hey with such force behind every hit the tiles were in bits in minutes,
use a jackhammer or call a construction company
All you need is a 3lb. hammer and a 2-3 inch cold chisel. It will remove the tile and mortar and will be able to scrape concrete surface underneath relatively smooth for whatever new floor you will be installing.
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