Hi All, My firstest ever reno is going along slowly, but surely. Presently, I am removing ancient floor coverings in the kitchen and bathroom. Under the lovely brown kitchen carpet, are lino squares which are stuck to the bare cement floor good and proper. I am slowly chipping away with a sharp-edged scraper, but it's slow work. I thought about some kind of solvent, but getting it under the tiles to the glue could be difficult.
In the bathroom, I have those ugly old poo-brown 1970's tiny little square tiles that are laid in sheets (coming back in style I'm horrified to see!) The only option I've thought of thus far is a jack-hammer. Only prob is, that means hiring a jack-hammer - AND someone to operate it - non-trade labour in this town is pretty pricey for some reason! Banging the crap out of it with a hammer is doing nothing. The floor is kinda melted, not at all even, but rather like the swell of the ocean. It's very weird, but those who have inspected it seem to think that the tiles were laid on the already uneven floor.
Any suggestions to make either job any easier/cheaper would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Hobbyhorse
In the bathroom, I have those ugly old poo-brown 1970's tiny little square tiles that are laid in sheets (coming back in style I'm horrified to see!) The only option I've thought of thus far is a jack-hammer. Only prob is, that means hiring a jack-hammer - AND someone to operate it - non-trade labour in this town is pretty pricey for some reason! Banging the crap out of it with a hammer is doing nothing. The floor is kinda melted, not at all even, but rather like the swell of the ocean. It's very weird, but those who have inspected it seem to think that the tiles were laid on the already uneven floor.
Any suggestions to make either job any easier/cheaper would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Hobbyhorse