Removing Old Basement Floor Tile

Start at a broken tile or between tiles where the grout has loosened.

Removing old basement floor tile.

Once all fasteners are detached cut the floor with a wood saw in 2 to 3 foot sections for easy removal and disposal. What do i do to get rid of this. If it is remove the vinyl flooring first follow the same steps as above and then remove the screws before removing the subfloor. I was just going to go over them but they popped off so easily in whole pieces i decided that removing them was the best course of action.

Is this the best approach and if so should the flooring be sealed somehow before the carpet is installed. We recommend using the following tools and safety equipment for tile removal projects. Strike the face of stubborn tiles to break them up for easier removal. After removing the tiles i now have a musty mildew type smell.

I m told that the old vinyl floor tiles in the basement of our 1950 house contain asbestos and that i should not try to remove the tiles but cover them with wall to wall carpeting. Removing tiles off concrete the stupid way. The safest removal option is to have an asbestos remediation contractor remove the old tiles at a cost of between 6 and 10 per square foot depending on where you live the condition of the. Frustrated with the lack of progress i gave each of them a hammer or rubber mallet and we started smacking the tiles.

Equipment for removing old tile. Ft of old vat tiles from my basement floor. Often the tool is useful for dislodging the flooring material from the adhesive. For about 20 you can buy a floor scraper a broom size tool with an angled steel head used to strip off layers of flooring material.

Use a 3 4 or 1 in. Lori newtown ct. If you break the flooring into pieces while removing it you have effectively turned it into a friable material. If you decide to remove nonfriable vinyl asbestos flooring you have to be cautious for two reasons.

I figure 4 boys could be great manual power for construction jobs so they better get started young. Work the chisel between the tiles and the concrete hammering them up with a 2 lb. First the tile itself is taken up either cut pried or chiseled from the floor. Removing the glue from floors after a tile removal.

I just removed about 800 sq. Remove baseboards or trim work around the room. How to remove asbestos tiles. Check to see if the underlayment is screwed into the subfloor.

Remove any appliances or built in furniture like cabinets if possible. When tile is removed it is frequently a two part process. Taking care when removing the trimwork allows it to be reinstalled when a new floor is installed after the tile floor is removed. Pokey free floors meant the kids could come downstairs again.