honeycakes
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Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 10:36:52 PM
We have what may be slate tiles which we suspect were laid directly onto a
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timber floor.There is nothing to indicate that any cement or other
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sheeting was placed b/w the timber and the tiles.
We do not
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know what sort of adhesive has been used, but it can not be very strong as
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many of the tiles move/rock when stepped on.
The tiles need to
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be lifted, preferably without damaging the timber underneath (which we
wanna stain & polish) and hopefully without having to smash up the
tiles.We might be able to use them elsewhere.
The grouting or
cement between the tiles is not exactly top quality, so we can chisel or
drill that out without too much trouble, we hope!
What is a
good technique for a) lifting the tiles and b) removing any underlying
adhesive from the timber?
Many thanks,
Robbie/>Victoria, Australia
cuddle bunny
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Thursday, 12th of August 2010 09:37:08 PM
If it was laid right on the flooring & you say they rock an
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move now, then you won t have any problem taking the tiles ( slate) up.
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Untill you do & find out whats on the floor in the way of glue its hard to
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recommend how to proceed. But generaly if you want to try & save the floor
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boards ( which any tile or slate should not have been bonded directly to
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them & thats why it failing) you ll have tohand sprape the glue off as
much as possible. You need to use a floor sander to sand the flooring
down so any small nicks won t matter, just be carefull of coarse. Scrape
with the lengths of wood . DONT use a grinder, if a cement based glue was
used the dust factor will be HUGE & you ll be cleaning dust all over the
house for months.. Any flooring questions you can e mail me through my
avatar .. GL
Cookiecutter
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Friday, 13th of August 2010 01:10:34 AM
se a ''wonder bar'' like a flat prybar and a hammer and lightly
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tap the edges of the tile. the timber undrneath ma be shot.. but if not you
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could probably stain it aftr you sand it very well..as for the gout you
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could easily cip away the tiles and or grind it out with an angle
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grinder.. have fun
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