How To Fix Concrete Floor After Removing Ceramic Tile

Trowel to apply a 1 8 in.

How to fix concrete floor after removing ceramic tile. Layer of latex thin set mortar over the floor. They didn t remove it all very well before installing the ceramic tile. Once dry the mortar turns into a material that s as hard as concrete. Repairing minor holes in a cement floor before laying tile.

If you can t get it all don t worry. We bought this house 3 yrs ago and it had the slippery shinny ceramic floor tiles. You can leave bits of adhesive up to 1 8 in. Remove a section of the thinset using the hammer.

If replacing a tile isn t in your budget or if the tile isn t badly damaged you can repair the tile. Smooth your cement subfloor before laying tile to ensure that the tile has a flat even bed on which to rest. After you remove the tiles chisel and scrape the adhesive off the concrete as well. Put on protective eye wear.

Removing this mortar after removing the tiles can be a labor intensive messy process. Dips and cracks in the. We already removed all the tile and most of the mortar but it still has a lot in many places. If 1 or more of your floor or counter tiles have cracked whether from regular wear and tear or from having a heavy object dropped on them you don t necessarily need to replace the cracked tile.

We decided to remove them and when we did we found that before they had the tile they had a vinyl floor. What i want to know is that is there.