How To Remove Floor Tiles For Reuse

If you plan to reuse the flooring in another room be sure that the other room is smaller so there is enough material to cover the floor.

How to remove floor tiles for reuse.

In order to avoid replaceing the entire entryway i need to remove a pathway from the doorway to the living room that will be replaced with a coordinating tile and allow me to reuse the removed tile. Move all furniture and accessories from the room so the floor is bare. Lay the tiles face down and use the putty knife to scrape across the tile back removing as much old mortar as possible. There are a few things to consider or take care of before you actually remove the laminate floor tiles or planks.

Be careful not to exert too much pressure downward on the tile or you could cause it to crack. Upon removing the shower cubicle it became apparent that the old tiles had parted company with the wall behind and the adhesive was no longer attaching the tile to the wall. The mortar almost becomes part of the tile. The reason is because tile is usually adhered either with thinset mortar or some type of epoxy most likely the former.

With the tiles free from the wall or floor you can now start cleaning them so can reuse the tile. The customer wasn t in a position to completely fully tile the bathroom again so we went with the option to keep the existing bathroom tiles.