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| jamesthomas54 Newbie  Joined: 28/12/2010 Location: Posts: 1 |
Hi, all, I plan to remove the old tiles in my kitchen. The tiles were set on concrete floor. I tested it by removing a few tiles off and it seems that removing tiles is not that hard, but the thinset residue is hard to clean out. Is there a good way to remove the left thinset/mortar? Does the grinder available at Lowes (looks like a household vacuum) really work? Thanks, rubbish skip hire |
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| brucedownunder2 Guru  Joined: 14/09/2005 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1548 |
I used a square nosed shovel with lots of success.. The glue is tacky ,but you can rent a sander/grinder from bunnings for the half day or full day .. A 200mm grinder makes a lot of dust , but gets the job done . If you are getting the tiling done ,,ask the tiler,, he probably will advise you (some don't remove the sticky left-overs ) ,the thickness of the adhesive covers that... Bruce Bushboy |
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Downwind Guru Joined: 09/09/2009 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2333 |
I found Petrol softens the glue and you can remove it with a scraper, although not the best smell and still not the easiest job, but its cheap compared to some other methods. No smoking while working or you goose might be cooked in a blinding flash. Pete. Sometimes it just works |
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