How To Remove Plastic Tiles From Floor

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How to remove plastic tiles from floor.

Scrub the area with a stiff bristled brush to work the remover into the adhesive. Remove the tile break up the first tile with the blunt edge of a hammer image 1 and then use a chisel to pry up the remainder of the first tile. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you ve removed several tiles. Use a grout saw to cut all the grout loose around the perimeter of the tile you wish to remove.

Apply a generous amount of an adhesive remover over any areas with leftover tile adhesive. Press the tip of the scraper at a joint in the tiles. Use a hammer and chisel to break the tile from the center and work toward the edges. Put a cold chisel on the diagonal near the center and strike it with a hammer.

In this video i show you the right and wrong way to remove vinyl sticky tile from your floor 3 different ways. Turn the heat gun on low wait for it to sufficiently heat up and wave it around the junction between the flooring and the underlayment. Mix a small amount of. Or try to heat up the top side of the flooring in a small section then pull that section back.

Lower the handle of the scraper to a 45 degree angle and push down to drive the scraper s blade below the tiles. Use the chisel to chip out the rest of the tile place the cold chisel in the grout line at the edge of the tile and start chipping it out. To learn how to remove the mastic or thinset after removing tile go here to my other video. The tile will begin to break up.

Repeat along the entire length of both diagonals until you re able to remove all of the tile pieces. The easiest fastest and most efficient way to remove tile. Push the scraper forward with. Put on your safety glasses and strike the center of the tile with a center punch.

A heat gun also works well when you are removing glued down vinyl tiles.