A question about the exact opposite of construction technology - demolition technology!
We have moved the kitchen to another room, and the floor in the previous kitchen is so badly damaged in various ways that it needs to be completely replaced. It is an old apartment building with wooden floors, but at some point, a tiled floor was laid along the kitchen counters. The boards were removed, chipboard was screwed onto the sills, then floor gypsum, and then tiles were added. It turned out to be easier said than done to remove this... The tiles are so firmly attached that they break rather than come off when trying to knock them away. I have tried to pry a bit with a crowbar under the chipboard, but of course, it can't even budge. Now, the joints between the tiles are relatively wide, and my thought is that it might be possible to run a reciprocating saw right through the joint, adhesive, gypsum, and chipboard on each side of the sill, and then pry off what's left on the sill. Is there any saw blade that can handle that, or does it just sound like a generally bad idea?
We have moved the kitchen to another room, and the floor in the previous kitchen is so badly damaged in various ways that it needs to be completely replaced. It is an old apartment building with wooden floors, but at some point, a tiled floor was laid along the kitchen counters. The boards were removed, chipboard was screwed onto the sills, then floor gypsum, and then tiles were added. It turned out to be easier said than done to remove this... The tiles are so firmly attached that they break rather than come off when trying to knock them away. I have tried to pry a bit with a crowbar under the chipboard, but of course, it can't even budge. Now, the joints between the tiles are relatively wide, and my thought is that it might be possible to run a reciprocating saw right through the joint, adhesive, gypsum, and chipboard on each side of the sill, and then pry off what's left on the sill. Is there any saw blade that can handle that, or does it just sound like a generally bad idea?
I have done a similar operation but then it was 24 mm pine flooring that was glued to the chipboard. I set the circular saw and went for it. I think a reciprocating saw might jump too much, but you can always give it a try.
I was removing some tiles, a couple of square meters, and got myself an old chisel and a hammer. It worked quite OK, but it took about an hour to remove 6 tiles.
I bought a tile remover.
https://www.k-rauta.se/byggvaruhus/kakelborttagare-byggtillbeh%C3%B6r-softgrip-100mm
The remaining tiles took about 30 minutes to remove.
I bought a tile remover.
https://www.k-rauta.se/byggvaruhus/kakelborttagare-byggtillbeh%C3%B6r-softgrip-100mm
The remaining tiles took about 30 minutes to remove.
I actually find loud electric machines quite uncomfortable to operate, so a tile remover might be something for me, although it involves surely five square meters of tiles that are really well stuck. The question is whether it's worth the effort. 150 bucks isn't a big investment to test it out.
Using a circular saw right through the floor feels almost even worse than the jigsaw, but it might give a better result... Renting a jackhammer is a thought that has crossed my mind, but it's still tile by tile on five square meters that need to be removed - and then there's still gypsum and floor chipboard.
Using a circular saw right through the floor feels almost even worse than the jigsaw, but it might give a better result... Renting a jackhammer is a thought that has crossed my mind, but it's still tile by tile on five square meters that need to be removed - and then there's still gypsum and floor chipboard.