Removing marble tile off floor (how to)

[EddieWalker]

Richard,

I've done some tile removal jobs, but never marble. I'm guessing it will be similar though.

Lots of tools work at poping off the tiles. I like a wonder bar myself. Just line up the short edge along the bottom of the tile, give it a wach with a hammer and see what happens. Sometimes the whole tile will pop off, sometimes you just get a piece of it.

Wear eye protection!!!!

I've never tried an air chisel, but see where it might work better. If you don't have one, it's too small a job to justify buying one.

Once the buld of the tile is off, go back with a cold chisel to get of the high spots.

For cleaning off the remaining mastic, first try a scraper. If it comes off easy, your lucky. Next try the chisel and hammer. If that doesn't work, get some wire wheels for your drill, or if you have a 4 inch grinder, get a wire wheel for that.

The wire wheel is a last resort, but will take off the mastic to smooth concrete. It's dusty, painful and tedius. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

Eddie

 

[RyanR]

Why not rent a floor tile stripper? They're made to do this.
They look like an upright vacuum but have a 6-8" wide blade that vibrates back-and-forth and separates the tile from the adhesive.