Removing Thinset From Concrete Floor

If we had known how easy it was to remove the thinset using this floor maintainer we would have probably just done it ourselves and saved the 500 we had to pay to have the work done for us.

Removing thinset from concrete floor.

After the old tiles were removed there were still large areas of thinset stuck to the concrete that were obviously not level. If the subfloor is concrete you can take off the thinset with a floor maintainer and a concrete coating removal tool such as a diamabrush disk. We ve been able to get the tile out but have several areas of thinset that we re unable to remove. My husband and i are removing tile from our dining room to prep the concrete floor for laminate.

The whole area of the dining room is 12x18 feet and we ve probably got a couple of 3x3 foot areas where the thinset just won t budge. To prevent the tiles from cracking the floor also needs to be level. The last of the tile hicans. The thinset on the floor.

Link to my other video on how to remo. It was a little sad to remove the last one from it s place. Mortar is a cement based paste that is used for binding building materials like bricks tiles and stones. Thinset is used to install tile to concrete while adhesives and epoxies are used to install tile to wood subfloors.

I originally thought the task of removing tiles from concrete was a dirty thankless job but now that i ve moved onto separating the thin set from the concrete i have a renewed respect for the folks who do this sort of work for a living. Removing mortar from concrete slab floor can be tricky. However if the subfloor is plywood you ll probably have better luck with a hammer drill or demolition hammer with a scraper tool attached. Yet when you need to remove it it can be a nightmare.

The most effective and easiest way to remove mastic or thinset from a concrete floor after the tiles have been removed. As usual i googled for answers on what to do for this next. Put on protective eye wear. Remove a section of the thinset using the hammer.

And it s great for creating durable surfaces. The only negative to using the maintainer is that it created a huge amount of sand like dust on the floor.