My 1st Job Removing old adhesive

[Shooter999]

Hi everyone,

After a bit of advice (isn't everyone).

We need to completely overhaul our upstairs ensuite bathroom.

I've managed to remove all of the tiles and the old shower and enclosure.

What's left is the adhesive on the flooring. It just doesn't want to come up (as can be seen from the pics).

What are my options to get this in a fit state to begin tiling?

A friend who is a builder mentioned putting down 6mm hardiebacker? If I were to do this, do I have to put some form of adhesive down to level the existing floor and to attach the hardiebacker to?

Is the above the best option, or are there others?

Thanks in advance for all replies.

 

[Qwerty]

Don't forget your mask!!!

 

[Kyle Knowles]

Don't forget your mask!!!

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And best not buy one of them £1 from screwfix u can get a pretty good 3M mask for about £30

 

[Flintstone]

Can somebody tell me what's the point in sanding this adhesive when he needs to over board it anyway ?

 

[Old Mod]

Can somebody tell me what's the point in sanding this adhesive when he needs to over board it anyway ?

Depends on available heights Andrew, surely you've encountered that?

 

[Old Mod]

any reason you can't just apply a thin layer of leveller ?

No, not at all.
I just didn't really read the post correctly Andy, just took Geoff's lead and posted in the same vein. And I didn't realise the thread had got so long either haha just seen all these by you! Oooopsy!
Thing is advising someone who's never undertaken things like latexing and building out with adhesives and so on, we have to assume they have the manual skills to perform such operations.
Otherwise they're back complaining in 5 mins flat.
So keeping things simple is sometimes wiser.
Doesn't mean they shouldn't hear other options tho.

 

[Shooter999]

Ive got a mask ready, and won't use rapid set, as I don't want the additional pressure of rushing! It's going to be a case of slowly does it.

I realise that the hardiebacker in the shower enclosure will need to be tanked. What are the other options you allude to?

Yes, please keep it simple, as I'm a complete novice. Please provide all advice, even if it may seem obvious to you.

Finally, thanks for all of the replies, I appreciate the time and advice given.

 

[Flintstone]

Depends on available heights Andrew, surely you've encountered that?

Ofcourse! But I wouldn't ever tile over chipboard without boarding it with something first, would you ?

 

[Old Mod]

Ofcourse! But I wouldn't ever tile over chipboard without boarding it with something first, would you ?

No, I never mentioned tiling, I just gave a suggestion on how to remove the adhesive.

 

[Shooter999]

Thanks to everyone who replied. I'm learning an awful lot (not hard when you're starting from zero!)

Grinder cup was definitely the way to go, but of my god, you weren't lying about the dust!!!

I'll start a new thread for the next phase of the project!

Cheers.

 

[Old Mod]

Grinder cup was definitely the way to go, but of my god, you weren't lying about the dust!!!

Haha we don't lie, people don't listen.

And obviously, you are not included in that statement

Well done, glad it worked out for you.

Can't wait for phase two