How To Pull Up A Tile Floor Of A Shower

If the tiles you re removing were set in mastic and not mortar you re lucky a floor scraper will do the job.

How to pull up a tile floor of a shower.

Keep in mind that most carpet tiles cost about 1 for 1 foot 0 30 m squared so you can plan your budget accordingly. Remove all the large chunks of debris from the shower and then sweep out the area. If you find a damaged tile or two in your floor it is much easier to remove and replace them than installing a new tile floor altogether. Renovating your shower with a tile floor is an important step in customizing your bathroom.

Then pry the tiles off the floor by driving the bolster blade underneath them with your mallet. When you re ready peel off the backing and stick them to the tile. Pry up the sections with a pry bar. After you have chipped away at the tile and mortar cut the old subfloor into small sections with a circular saw equipped with a carbide blade.

Hit the tile in the center with a hammer. If your floor is fully enclosed check out our how to replace a broken tile video for a quick way to remove your first tile. The shower is where you key up for the day refresh after a workout or relax after a long day of work. This time we show you the do s and don ts in floor removal plus learn some important installation tips from the mistakes the last installer made.

If you replace them you might leave a gap between the wall tiles and the floor which might look ugly too. When installing tile in a shower the rule usually is to lay the floor first so there s little chance the water dripping from the walls would seep through the floor tiles edges. Break up the first tile with a hammer. If the old tile was laid on underlayment cut through the underlayment and mortar but not the subfloor.

In this case we are starting with an exposed edge so getting under the tiles is easy. However if they were set in mortar follow these steps for proper tile flooring removal. Putting down tiles will improve the appearance of your bathroom and increase the overall value of your house. Pry up chunks of mortar bed and tile until the floor is completely destroyed.