Removing ceramic tile


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Old 11-12-00, 10:45 AM
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I know, I know... I read a bunch of posts here that tell you over and over again that it's too much work and aggravation to try to remove ceramic tile from a concrete floor. BUT, it's too late for me... I'm already committed (or maybe that's "should be committed"). I can do the grunt work of busting up and removing the tile, but what (if anything) can I do to remove (or smooth) the thinset underneath the tile to prepare the floor for a peel-n-stick hardwood plank?? Any suggestions other than "go back in time and don't do that" would be greatly appreciated.
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Old 11-12-00, 11:29 AM
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Tom,

You have to knock down the remaining ridges of thin set as best you can, and then float over the whole thing with your floor underlayment. It will probably take at least two applications, because the stuff shrinks a little.

I'm not an expert on wood floors. Why don't you move over to the wood floor boards, and ask someone who knows about floating for hardwood?

John
 
 

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