Removing floot tiles on concrte slab

Gumbo · 2008-10-12 15:05:57

hi, is it true that you cannot removed tiles from the ground floor of your house which is a concrete floor slab. i have been told constantly that i will need to tile over the existing tiles. please say there is some magic preceedure to removing them???? thanks.

12-10-2008 04:05PM

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hi,

is it true that you cannot removed tiles from the ground floor of your house which is a concrete floor slab.

i have been told constantly that i will need to tile over the existing tiles.

please say there is some magic preceedure to removing them????

thanks.

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#2 12-10-2008 06:32PM

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Yes you can remove them.

It is not an easy job though. a Kango type machine with a spade bit in it will do the job, noisy and messy, but possible.

Tiling over floor tiles can be done if possible, but if it means adjusting doors etc then its not worth it.

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