Harbor freight central pneumatic item 62687 floor scraper.
Scraper to get tile up from floor.
Use a long handled floor scraper to scrape away tile fragments and any old adhesive residue.
After all the tiles are removed you may need to smooth the subfloor with a sander.
3 cut the subfloor.
With a utility knife peel up a corner of the tile in the middle of the room.
Removing mortar from concrete slab floor can be tricky.
After the first tile is removed use the floor scraper or pry bar to pull up the remaining tiles.
Mortar is a cement based paste that is used for binding building materials like bricks tiles and stones.
Yet when you need to remove it it can be a nightmare.
Or you may find that the adhesive is like cement or is cement and nothing short of dynamite.
And it s great for creating durable surfaces.
Wide floor scraper and stripper qep 7 in.
Manufactured with a high carbon steel blade it effectively rips up concrete marble ceramic tile wood floors roofing asphalt and tile.
Wide floor scraper and stripper features a 48 in.
Break up multiple tiles at a time and remove with floor scraper.
A walk behind floor scraper is the next step up from a hand held unit.
Then fire it up and let the machine do the dirty work for you.
There are only a few on the market that can effectively removal tile from concrete floors because of the power needed to do so.
Ordinary floor scraper blades won t stand up to ceramic or porcelain tile.
If the old tile was laid on underlayment cut through the underlayment and mortar but not the subfloor.
Pull up the rest of the tile with your hands or by using a pry bar.
Personna 4 in stainless steel carbon steel floor scraper.
Use a floor scraper on stubborn tiles and adhesives that don t come up easily.
Long handle with a foot peg that provides better leverage on tough projects.
But some rental machines accept an optional tile chisel.
One thing to keep in mind is that not all walk behind floor scrapers are made the same.
You may get lucky when removing tile from a floor and find that the adhesive under the floor is pliable and that you can easily peel it off the floor making the job a piece of cake.
If your rental store offers that feature just remove the wide scraper blade slide in the chisel attachment and secure it with the bolt and washer.
