Removing Old Basement Floor Tile

I m told that the old vinyl floor tiles in the basement of our 1950 house contain asbestos and that i should not try to remove the tiles but cover them with wall to wall carpeting.

Removing old basement floor tile. Remove any appliances or built in furniture like cabinets if possible. Ft of old vat tiles from my basement floor. Is this the best approach and if so should the flooring be sealed somehow before the carpet is installed. I figure 4 boys could be great manual power for construction jobs so they better get started young.

Remove baseboards or trim work around the room. If you break the flooring into pieces while removing it you have effectively turned it into a friable material. Taking care when removing the trimwork allows it to be reinstalled when a new floor is installed after the tile floor is removed. Removing tiles off concrete the stupid way.

Often the tool is useful for dislodging the flooring material from the adhesive. After removing the tiles i now have a musty mildew type smell. Start at a broken tile or between tiles where the grout has loosened. For about 20 you can buy a floor scraper a broom size tool with an angled steel head used to strip off layers of flooring material.

Masonry chisel and a 2 lb. I just removed about 800 sq. Equipment for removing old tile. Removing the glue from floors after a tile removal.

Check to see if the underlayment is screwed into the subfloor. The safest removal option is to have an asbestos remediation contractor remove the old tiles at a cost of between 6 and 10 per square foot depending on where you live the condition of the. Strike the face of stubborn tiles to break them up for easier removal. I was just going to go over them but they popped off so easily in whole pieces i decided that removing them was the best course of action.

Frustrated with the lack of progress i gave each of them a hammer or rubber mallet and we started smacking the tiles. Once all fasteners are detached cut the floor with a wood saw in 2 to 3 foot sections for easy removal and disposal. First the tile itself is taken up either cut pried or chiseled from the floor. Work the chisel under the tiles forcing them loose.

If you decide to remove nonfriable vinyl asbestos flooring you have to be cautious for two reasons. When tile is removed it is frequently a two part process. Lori newtown ct. Even if the vinyl flooring is pulled up intact the old adhesive underneath may also contain asbestos.

If it is remove the vinyl flooring first follow the same steps as above and then remove the screws before removing the subfloor. What do i do to get rid of this. Use a 3 4 or 1 in. Work the chisel between the tiles and the concrete hammering them up with a 2 lb.