anybody know of a good way to remove tile floor

[argan]

Originally Posted by fkshiu

If it's been properly set and laid then you'll need an air chisel at the very least or most likely a small jack hammer. Have you considered just laying the new floor on top of the old tile if it's still in good condition?

+1 to this

[fishytime]

5-10lb "sister" sledge?

[prodogg02]

use a heavyduty ice scraper slam it underneath along the floor and they should pop hard on the arms but a work out is always good

[StirCrazy]

rent a hilti electric jack hammer and tell them what your doing so they give you the right tip.

Don't lay tile over old tile, not only is there a bonding problem but you double the weight on the floor which will lead to excessive deflection and cracked or popped tiles.

One thing you never mentioned was which type of subfloor, is it concreat or is it a wood subfloor.

Steve

[BlueAbyss]

There is a vibrating 'tile peeling' piece of machinery called a tile stripper, I believe. I used one to remove a couple hundred square feet of tile last year...

[The Grizz]

Hire a contractor,lol. Just kidding. The ice scapper works but must be sharp. and yes there is a tool called a tile stripper ( and you don't have to feed it loonies or toonies). Just have to make sure you stay under the tile and not down into the sub floor material and they will pop off, low angle of attack.

[sharuq1]

Slam the floor a couple times with a sledge hammer. The vibration should cause surrounding tiles to pop loose. Repeat.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by BlueAbyss

There is a vibrating 'tile peeling' piece of machinery called a tile stripper, I believe. I used one to remove a couple hundred square feet of tile last year...

These work awesome!!

Sometimes you can just use a 5-6' prying bar that the end is wedge-shaped. Slide it along the floor to hit the mortar between the tile and the sub-floor. They will often pop up in one or a few pieces each. If this works it is easier to clean up than the other methods.

All else fails, use a 40 lb jack hammer.

[Blowfish]

thanks for all the replys, i went to home depot today and they don't have the tile stripper all they have is a jackhammer with a chisel tip so i'm going to try that next week,