How To Remove Ceramic Tile Adhesive From Concrete

Work the chisel between the tiles and the concrete hammering them up with a 2 lb.

How to remove ceramic tile adhesive from concrete.

First things first you need to work the chisel that connects the tiles and concrete. To do that you will need that hammer we talked about. Chip the grout along the grout lines use a ball peen or masonry hammer and cold chisel to tap the pieces free. Removing tile from concrete will require you to use your strength to the fullest because you have to knock the tiles out instead of them coming out without any real force.

In the past some professionals were using the so called cutback mastic adhesive to hold tiles. Scrape off as much as you can. Masonry chisel and a 2 lb. The mastic will soften making it easier to remove with a scraper.

Graze with a sharp blade. Some adhesive will stick to the concrete even after mopping. Use a 3 4 or 1 in. Use chemical adhesive remover.

Start at a broken tile or between tiles where the grout has loosened. On the third pass remove these hard remnants reducing all the mortar to dust. This material used asbestos which is quite hard and potentially dangerous to remove from any concrete base. So where do you start hammering up the tiles.

Make sure you get plenty of extra razor blades they get dull fairly quickly. How to remove different kinds of adhesive. Work the chisel under the tiles forcing them loose. We always start with these first when we remove adhesives from concrete.

Use multiple passes to remove the mortar. Step 1 chiseling up tiles. Another round of mopping should remove the remaining glue. Mastic is not water resistant and it will dissolve and disintegrate when in contact with water.

Remember mastic is soluble in water. The handle is long enough so you get good leverage to scrape with. Simply soak up a lot of absorbent cloths or paper towels in water and cover the mastic with them. To be specific you should use 2 lb maul.

So removing it is going to involve a lot of water. Some lubricants can also be very helpful. Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile. On the first pass level the surface removing any sharp protrusions.

Strike the face of stubborn tiles to break them up for easier removal. You can further soften these sections with a non smelling chemical adhesive remover. Some common products can easily remove mastic from the concrete floor without using chemicals. In some cases the only way to tear out the ceramic tile is with heavy equipment such as a jackhammer or air chisel.

Use the second pass to remove the majority of the mortar leaving only the hardest remnants on the surface of the concrete.