Remove Marble Tile Floor

The bleach works great because it kills the mold and also helps to remove the mold stain that is left behind once the mold is gone.

Remove marble tile floor.

These floors often consist of stone tiles rather than larger slabs and removal of these floors while physically hard is not complicated and requires mostly patience and some elbow grease. Work the chisel between the tiles and the concrete hammering them up with a 2 lb. Masonry chisel and a 2 lb. A lot of times the mold is still there and is a living organism.

Marble tile is less expensive than marble slab. Work the chisel under the tiles forcing them loose. To replace the flooring in a room that has marble you will need. Newer marble flooring like newer ceramic tile floors may have been laid with thin set mortar adhesive over a plywood or cement board underlayment.

We see mold the most in grout or in corners of marble showers. Marble flooring installs in tiles typically 12 square inches or bigger fitted tightly together and sealed between tiles by grout. Therefore pay attention to walls windows and other areas that may need to be wiped clean after removing the floor. Use a damp cloth to wipe away dust residue.

Learn how to remove tiles without breaking them so they can be used in another part of the house. The easiest fastest and most efficient way to remove tile. Because marble is porous you should clean spills immediately or you run the risk of the stone developing stains. To learn how to remove the mastic or thinset after removing tile go here to my other video.

Strike the face of stubborn tiles to break them up for easier removal. Marble tiles are usually installed with a 1 16 to 1 8 inch grout joint and in the case of tumbled marble this joint may increase to 1 4 inch. Use a 3 4 or 1 in. Breaking up a marble floor will cause a lot of dust to be released.

The use of bleach is the another great method of removing mold stains from marble. Marble tile is just as susceptible to staining as solid marble but you can use the same method to remove stains from marble tile as you would solid stone.