adhesive removal from floor

[rab glasgow]

i have a kitchen floor to do the tiles have already been removed they basically just lifted but the whole floor is covered in thick adhesive whats the best way to remove or can i just remove highest bits then go over it again thanks in advance rab

[Sir Ramic]

Can you not slc over it ?

[rab glasgow]

tried scrapping with a floor scraper but it solid what would you recommend

[Rich]

I would remove as much as I could and then SLC I think.

[rab glasgow]

thanks guys for advice im still quite new to this can you recommend any certain types

[Rich]

I would take a lump hammer and a bolster to the highest/loosest bits. Then hoover the floor off to remove all the grip and dust, prime the floor with an acrylic primer and then SLC. Do you know which brand of adhesives/grouts you will be using?

[rab glasgow]

the adhesive is mapei rapid set flexible s1 adhesive

[Rich]

Good adhesive. In that case, if there is a Tile Giant near you, pop in and give them the size of the room and the depth that you need to bring the floor up and they should be able to sort you out with a suitable SLC

[rab glasgow]

thanks rich appreciated tedesco is the nearest im sure they can help thanks again mate

[Mike]

try getting mapei renovation screed, brilliant stuff, this would be sufficient for a wood floor too, what is the substrate?

[rab glasgow]

adhesives on a stone floor

[Mike]

do you mean concrete? have you tried an sds drill with a chisel to chip the old adhesive off?

[rab glasgow]

im going to hammer bolster it used a big floor scraper didnt budge it then get ULTRAPLAN RENOVATION SCREED if i can

[Mike]

i sometimes use a heavy flat bar (similar to a crowbar) with a sharp tip to remove old addy, when it bluntens sharpen it on the grinder again

[rab glasgow]

thanks for the advice guys its appreciated

[rab glasgow]

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[Rich]

You might get away with just SLC straight over it if there are no really high points (after priming) but you need to make sure that you get rid of any loose bit if there are any.

[rab glasgow]

what primer would you suggest

[Mike]

tried scrapping with a floor scraper but it solid what would you recommend

who won?

[rab glasgow]

who won?

wasnt me anyway lol

[Saltire69]

You could try grinding it off, but very messy. Renovation screed is great to work with. Would use that.

[rab glasgow]

thanks again