How To Use A Floor Maintainer To Remove Thinset

The floor maintainer with the grinding disc has 3 4 large teeth on it would have taken it off.

How to use a floor maintainer to remove thinset.

Since i m putting down new large sized floor tiles getting the old tiles off was just the first step. 4 easy ways on how to remove thinset. I worked as a laborer in the union in indiana and had to use it for this same application. As usual i googled for answers on what to do for this next.

The thinset on the floor. I originally thought the task of removing tiles from concrete was a dirty thankless job but now that i ve moved onto separating the thin set from the concrete i have a renewed respect for the folks who do this sort of work for a living. I d read a recommendation to use a floor maintainer and diamabrush disc so we rented those from home depot and brought them home. Use the flat end of a 2 pound 0 91 kg hand maul to hit the end firmly.

If we had known how easy it was to remove the thinset using this floor maintainer we would have probably just done it ourselves and saved the 500 we had to pay to have the work done for us. But when that thing grabs onto something be ready cause it can fling you a few feet if your not prepared. Removing thinset by using a hammer and chisel is the easiest way to get rid of it but it is a dusty task. But don t spend days breaking your back with a hammer and chisel.

However a general rule of thumb to follow is. I totally failed to take photos because the experiment was so unsuccessful and i was also still simultaneously building. Part of our clean tile removal proc. After the old tiles were removed there were still large areas of thinset stuck to the concrete that were obviously not level.

Place a 1 inch 2 5 cm putty knife at a 45 degree angle to the remaining thinset patches. The last of the tile hicans. Using hammers and chisel. The only negative to using the maintainer is that it created a huge amount of sand like dust on the floor.

These are some of the most effective and easy ways to remove thinset from flooring and plywood. Use manual labor methods first. You should notice the thinset patches breaking apart after about 20 to 30 seconds of hammering. Remove smaller patches of thinset using a chisel.

Especially if you are working a small are or there are only a few mortar pieces to pop off. Cleaning up the thinset so that we re starting with an even surface was a total bear. To prevent the tiles from cracking the floor also needs to be level.