Getting up tiles from concrete floor

kennyb3

Okay so the tiles are actually up, I did it manually (idiot i know) with a hammer and chisel over the weekend - about 6 hours all told.

I'm a DIY novice, now the floor is 65% concrete but 35% grout. (plenty left behind as i just focused on getting the tiles up)

What are my options here? I need to get the floor levelled for a laminite floor that's going in, in a weeks time.

I'm thinking I may be out of my depth now. Not sure even if I put the (significant) man hours in and try get the grout up bit by bit of the floor will be fully flat.

Time to get a builder in to level it?

I assume I can't just pour self levelling mix over the grout.

It's a standard sized kitchen area anyway.

Really appreciate the help as freaking out a bit now time wise.

ShatterProof

Well I got "the tiler" to lift my old tiles and he used a small handheld kango to lift the yiles and grout. I'm sure you'd be able to rent one.

Holding it at angle it didn't do any damage to the floor. He also used it to take wall tiles off, again without doing any damage ( then again he probably had lots of practice).

jiggerypokery

You could rent a kango from a tool hire shop. Check first if they have the wide blade attachment. It's like a flat piece of metal bolted to the end of a chisel. It's the job for removing tile adhesive.

jameshayes

a sds drill with a flat head attachment might help?

also, a side note; is the laminate you are putting down moisture resistant?

geeksauce

jiggerypokery wrote: »

You could rent a kango from a tool hire shop. Check first if they have the wide blade attachment. It's like a flat piece of metal bolted to the end of a chisel. It's the job for removing tile adhesive.

Do this, rent the kango and you will have it sorted in no time, I like you had a hammer and chisel and crow bar took forever. I eventually got fed up of this and had noticed the grouting was still there and would take 4 times as long to level so rented a kango used the flat attachment and had it all levelled in about an hour, it would have taken me about 3 days otherwise.

You will be kicking yourself for not using the kango from the beginning.

K.Flyer

Kango is the way to go, remember to wear eye protection and ear plugs, and you might need a dust mask as well.

peadar76

a long handled floor scraper might also do the job

mfceiling

peadar76 wrote: »

a long handled floor scraper might also do the job

Now you are talking...also a strong flat headed spade would have made short work of the tiles and would shift the grout no bother.

listermint

As above, flat spade. Forget scrapers etc. Spade and a short swing.