How To Remove Mortar From Hardwood Floors

He did say we only had to get up the high pieces.

How to remove mortar from hardwood floors.

I use the kitchen a lot and ceramic tiles are very hard on your legs. Pry up chunks of mortar and tile located atop the building paper with a flat pry bar or similar demolition tool until the entire area is free of debris. But if the mortar is stubborn you may have to go directly to the big tools. We are going to replace the tiles with a high end armstrong linoleum.

Step four angle grinder with diamond cup. Remove the remaining thinset with an angle grinder. Attach a 5 to 7 in 13 to 18 cm diamond cut wheel to an angle grinder with a 4 5 in 11 cm cup wheel. Cement powder is a mixture of sand lime and mortar.

Connect a 5 horsepower wet dry vacuum to the grinder by pressing its hose into the hole located in the dust shroud. Use short jabbing motions to get under the mortar and pop it from the floor. Avoid damaging the plywood subfloor. When the cement powder gets wet it turns into liquid cement and when it dries it will harden.

Some thinset mortar can be removed by using a chipping hammer with a scraper attachment.