I have some ceramic tiles that have popped up in my kitchen. A couple of the tiles lay close to a door, and presently when you open the door, the door barely clears the height of the tiles.
I saved some tiles from the job when I completed it about 7 years ago. I’m an amatuer.
How do I replace the tiles and maintain the same height as the rest of the tiles? I’m afraid that when I use a sufficient amount of mortor to set the tiles they will be too high. My thought is to grind down some of the old mortor from the cement board, but I’m not certain that this is the proper thing to do.
What is the best method to replace the tiles?
If grinding down some of the old morter from the cement board is the way to go, what is the best tool for the job?
Needin’ some help
lsward
Edited 1/21/2008 1:23 pm ET by lsward
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You got it. Stip the old thinset (or mastic, depending on how it was placed) before replacing the tile. If you only have a couple of tiles, a hammer & cold chisel works as well as anything.
Mike Hennessy
Pittsburgh, PA
Thanks Mike,
I appreciate the assistance.
lsw
You can also use an angle grinder or a Fein Multimaster to get rid of the mortar attached to the floor.
"You can also use . . . a Fein Multimaster to get rid of the mortar attached to the floor."
Yep. And then, when yer done, since you won't be needing it any more, you can just ship that bad boy off to me.
Thanks in advance.
;-)
Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PA
Sure, just as soon as I can't find any more uses for it I'll send it along...
;-)
"Sure, just as soon as I can't find any more uses for it I'll send it along..."
Mike Hennessy <=== Holding his breath until it arrives. ;-@Pittsburgh, PA
This is probably a dumb question but do they sell the Fein Multimaster at either Lowes or Home Depot?
Haven't seen 'em there -- the only place I've seen them locally is Woodcraft.
Oh, and at the local bank, under armed guard. ;-)
Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PA
Nope, but they have the imitators. Bosch being right up there. Then there is the Harbor Freight pretender that a lot of guys like.
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If it is regular thinset you can probably scrape it out with a 5 in 1 tool. If this is latex modified you will probably need more power.
OTOH if it was a bonding mortar like that the tile would not have popped ;)
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The original poster probably has taken care of it by now as the first post was 3 yrs ago.
Yep, it's a zombie, raised from the dead by a couple of spammers.
re-setting tiles
My neighbor has had tiles popping off and I have been re-seeting them as they feel the neeed.
I just scrape and chisel off the thinset by hand.
I think I used a hammer. The kind with a straight claw work pretty well.
You chop at the thinset with the striaght claw like an adz.
After you get most of it off you scrape the rest off.
When you re-set the tiles make sure you butter the backs.