I removed the ceramic tile floors from my dining, kitchen, and hall – about 300 square feet. Although a lot of the adhesive came up with the tile, there is still a alot remaining on the plywood subfloor. How do I remove this . . . Can I rent a floor sander and sand it off? Is there a specific grit paper I should ask for when renting the machine?
If it matters, the adhesive is gray and has a granular texture and seems like it might be cement based (but I am only guessing).
Thanks – Jason
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sounds like thinset...
use a Viper bit in a Bosch Bulldog... you'll get the technique down in short order...
sanding that floor is not an option...
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you could use the search function and look for tile removal, floor tile removal and any key words along those lines...
your subject has been addressed quite extensively here...
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Not sure about ceramic tile adhesive but most sheet vinyl and VCT tile adhesives contained asbestos before the early 70's, in which case you do not want to sand it. If unsure I would take a sample to a lab for testing. Test cost about $ 30.00. I removed some sheet vinyl adhesive that contained asbestos, can be done safely if kept wet and scraped.
Rob
The ceramic tile was installed in the mid 1990s, so asbestos shouldn't be a problem.IMERG - Thank you, now that I know it is thinset, it is much easier to search the archives. Simply typing "remove tile adhesive" wasn't very helpful.I looked up the Bosch Bulldog . . . isn't this a hammer drill to use to remove the tile itself or a solid sheet of thin set? I need to remove the 1/16-1/8" lines of adhesive produced by a v-notch trowel after the tile is removed. Thanks - Jason
with the right pressures and touch that thinset will come up cake and pie..
for a thin film of thinset rub it down or flat with a coarse concrete dressing stone...
use advanced search under Bosch Bulldog.. both words in exact phrase setting...
there is a wealth of how to....
also...
Viper...
remove(ing) tile
remove(ing) thinset...
you get the idea... several different ways and you should do well...
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