How To Get Rid Of Slate Flooring

Opt for a mix of baking soda and water to clean non ceramic tiles.

How to get rid of slate flooring. Step 4 remove candle wax dye from your slate surface with a poultice made of talcum powder and hydrogen peroxide. Not only to move stuff around on but also to keep clean. Then wipe with a water dampened cloth to neutralize the surface. Wipe the entire slate tiled floor with mineral oil.

Step 5 use the masonry chisel and the pry bar to break up as much of the grout and or mortar as you can. Use a rag for smaller areas or a mop dipped into the oil for larger areas. If it was smooth slate then that would have been nice. Combine half a cup of vinegar half a cup of lemon juice and half a cup of baking soda in the bowl.

Don your goggles and gloves before you. Ammonia and 1 2 cup water in a bowl. Clean painted tiles with household cleaner or a 50 50 solution of white vinegar and water. Use the pry bar and the chisel if necessary to pry up the remaining pieces of the slate floor tiles.

Wet a clean cloth with the diluted ammonia solution and wipe your slate surface to remove any greasy residue left by the candle wax. This should form a paste. Ceramic marble and other tiles with a finish coating are easily cleaned using the other methods in this guide but slate and otherwise unglazed tiles must be cleaned with a mix of baking soda and water. Slate removal involves using a specially designed blade combined with vibration from a jackhammer to get underneath the tiles and screed separating them from the sub floor.

If necessary add a little water or more baking soda to make the paste thick but manageable. 3 strike the center. All stripped use this process to remove slate flooring off concrete yellow tongue and timber floorboards. The mineral oil will flow into the scratches and effectively turn them.

Throw them in the can as well. It might look nice but the uneven surface is a total pita. Place the sharp tip of a cold chisel in the grout line between two slate floor tiles.