Help!: lifting porc tiles

[Eddie]

Hello lads. I.ve got a bit of a dilema. i've got to lift two porc floor tiles, in the middle of a floor. They have been down for five days, with s,p,f. I need to know the best way to get them up, without damaging other tiles. hope someone has done this before.

Cheers in advance, Edd

[Dave]

Hi edd.....

remove surrounding grout, then a tap with a hammer in the tile centre should pop them up...go canny

[Eddie]

cheers Dave. these tiles are 600/300 with the worst bow in them i have seen. If i push my steel rule down on one end it is lifted about 3 or 4mm on the other end.

Cheers Edd

[uptonboy]

I've got a reasonable sized hole drill that flys through porc, godsend recently as had to do the same. Raked out grout, then chipped out from the middle. All came out nice

[Eddie]

I've got a reasonable sized hole drill that flys through porc, godsend recently as had to do the same. Raked out grout, then chipped out from the middle. All came out nice

Cheers. the biggest daimond hole saw i have is a 40mm. but i will try it if the tap with a hammer doesn't work.

cheers Edd

[uptonboy]

Tradetiler's got some very good water cooled kits loads of sizes

[brian c]

bosch drills are excellent for drilling holes and are only a few quid for the bits,do as Dave says and or include a few drilled holes in the tilesat each end of the tiles.Be careful when chiseling the adhesive off the floor incase you damage surrounding tiles.

[365drills]

If you need any diamond drills for this job let me know. The biggest we go up to is 65mm with a guide plate and 125mm without.



65mm drill is the largest with non-slip plate

[cornish_crofter]

Brian, if you're thinking about the Standard Bosch multi purpose drills they will struggle with porcelain. I try to use the smaller ones to save the 365 bits if I can as they are cheaper. But the 365 bits get through porcelain no problem.

But at £6.50 a set from B&Q they are worth a shot.

I would definitely buy a set of the 365 bits, and Richard may have some sets at a discount.

[Dave]

You are making tile removal expensive.........just crack it up with a hammer after removing surrounding grout...

[cowgomoo]

I agree with Dave, it really isn't that difficult especially as they have only been down a few days. The most important bit is getting the grout out and then bash away, gently at first then getting firmer until it shatters and then the rest is easy. I don't think you will be able to prise out a whole tile - it will be in lots of little bits. GET YOUR GOGGLES ON - I got a bit in my eye before Christmas and ended up in A&E to get it out.
David

[Eddie]

Cheers lads, im going to take them out tomorrow morning. I think i'll go with the hammer method, with a bolster, to knock the adhesive out.

Cheers Edd

[Eddie]

The tiles came up ok. Just hit them with a hammer, to break them. then they lifted out easy. cheers again Dave.

Edd

[Dave]

No probs...see you just listen and then try........