Self adhesive tile removal

[RDTiling]

Hello all.

I'm in the process of redoing our kitchen (full refit).

The old laminate was lifted and under it are two layers of self adhesive tiles (rather than floorboards as I expected!) I've removed a couple of the top layer tiles (with considerable effort - which resulted in 'chipping away' small bits of the tile, as they are stuck solid).

My question is - do I persevere with the removal of them (i'm considering a heat gun to try and soften them first), or would covering them with an SBR slurry coat prior to overboarding with hardie (glued and screwed) prior to tling be sufficient.

We've not picked the tiles yet, but we'll be going for procelain, 600 x 300 or very close to that size.

I'll get a couple of pictures up shortly - the plasterers are in doing their thing at the moment!

Thanks in advance,
Rich

 

[prceramics]

i have removed these quite quickly before with an sds drill and a wide chissel bit, make sure you have googles and mask on it is messy

 

[RDTiling]

Here are a couple of pics - shame they have to come up - very stylish!!! :yikes:

 

[CJ]

Hire?

http://www.hss.com/g/2159/Floor-Tile-Remover.html


http://www.hss.com/g/58421/Self-Propelled-Tile-Stripper.html

 

[prceramics]

you can buy a quite heavy duty sds from screwfix for around the £50 mark if you was closer you could of borrowed mine lol

 

[RDTiling]

you can buy a quite heavy duty sds from screwfix for around the £50 mark if you was closer you could of borrowed mine lol

That was a very kind offer!

I've managed to remove a small area relatively painlessly by putting a damp towel down and simply ironing over it a few times. It softens it up enough so that with a bit of a scrape they come up.

The second layer of tiles has left behnd a really sticky residue. Would a slurry coat be my best option before laying my backer boards?

 

[Dave]

It's a timber floor yes ?

 

[RDTiling]

It's a timber floor yes ?

It is a Timber Floor (floor boards)

 

[Dave]

It is a Timber Floor (floor boards)

i would just board over then , the adhesive is to take up undulations and not adhere . The screws do that.

 

[RDTiling]

Thanks Dave.

Wasn't sure if it would need covered first, but that makes like easier for me!

 

[skiroy]

I thought these tiles may contain asbestos

 

[Dave]

I thought these tiles may contain asbestos

Some pre - 1980's can yes .

 

[RDTiling]

Some pre - 1980's can yes .

If there is the possibility of Asbestos, is there any real benefit to removing them?

If the adhesive is there to take up any undulations in the floor and the screws are what's holding the boards in place.

Or is that what you meant in Post number 9 and I've misunderstood what you were meaning?

 

[Dave]

Not all forms of asbestos need to cause concern , if the ones you have are not hard brittle type then imo ok but if you think they could be , then a test is required .

but you say you used an iron and they came up , I'd say they are ok.

as for boarding , then yes , bed down in adhesive and screw in place..

 

[RDTiling]

Thanks Dave.

I just wanted to be sure they still had to come up before I overboarded, particuatly as the screws are securing the boards to the floor, with the adhesive taking up any unevenness in the floor.

I'll keep going with taking them up. They are not particularly thick tiles and soften under the iron/heat gun in a few seconds.