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[jonnieb1962]

hi,
just joined and got a question straight away,i've got to tile a screeded floor which previously had wood on it,i need to remove the old glue and wondered who found it easier either chemical or mechanical,cheers,
john,

 

[Dan]

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Hello jonnieb1962, welcome aboard www.tilersforums.com. Stick around, I'm sure you'll like the place. 🙂

 

[suave]

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:welcome:

 

[jay]

:welcome: try a sharp scraper as in window blade scraper be careful:8:

 

[aqua blue]

If that's too tough try some cellulose thinners. Used sparingly to dillute the glue.

This will evaporate completely from the surface. Keep windows open.

A heat gun may also help, but don't use this method with the thinners.

 

[albyshellshear]

:welcome:John

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

hi :welcome:

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Hello and:welcome:

 

[Aston]

hi johnnyb :welcome:
ed...

 

[DHTiling]

Hello and welcome..

How much glue coverage is there..?

 

[Dontiler]

Hello and welcome :welcome:

 

[jonnieb1962]

cheers,it's just a thin coat looks just like when you lift vinyl tiles,

 

[DHTiling]

So basicly you have more than 50% coverage.

You can use a heat gun to soften the glue and scrape up, then an option is to slurry coat the floor to accept a thin SLC covering.

This will give a nice flat floor to tile too..

 

[jonnieb1962]

So basicly you have more than 50% coverage.

You can use a heat gun to soften the glue and scrape up, then an option is to slurry coat the floor to accept a thin SLC covering.

This will give a nice flat floor to tile too..

cheers dave,i was thinking of hiring a floor grinder as its quite a big area or using something like nitromors but i'll give this a go first could work out a lot cheaper

 

[DHTiling]

Not a lover of nitromors.. but a floor grinder is the perfect option if you have the availability to use it.

 

[simmy08]

hi pal youll get all the right help here

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome

 

[irishjas]

:welcome::lol: have fun with your floor

 

[faithhealer]

welcome to the forum, reply quick on here dont they

 

[Tecnik2000]

Hi Johnny, & welcome, as Dave says.If the glue is stiff it'll scrape,though it's probably like
the bitumen stuff used on vynils as you describe it. Just a note of warning,some of these adhesives from the 60s contain asbestos!! On a couple of jobs in the past we were told to not sweep it,only vacuum then have it latexed over as to remove it would have to be done by a specialist. I suppose the safety thing is no dust & quality masks,consider having it tested.The stability is key to your next move.

 

[jonnieb1962]

Hi Johnny, & welcome, as Dave says.If the glue is stiff it'll scrape,though it's probably like
the bitumen stuff used on vynils as you describe it. Just a note of warning,some of these adhesives from the 60s contain asbestos!! On a couple of jobs in the past we were told to not sweep it,only vacuum then have it latexed over as to remove it would have to be done by a specialist. I suppose the safety thing is no dust & quality masks,consider having it tested.The stability is key to your next move.

hi tecnik,
cheers for that i didn't give a thought about asbestos,i've always been led to believe you couldn't latex over vinyl glue,

 

[kevin_elliott]

hi there new to this im not a time served tiler but done a 6 month course couple of years ago with my brother done a few jobs since and they have been really good im very conifident at it and thinking of starting up myself can anyone give advice would be much appreciated

 

[kevin_elliott]

its was an svq course (NVQ) would that be a good thing

 

[Tecnik2000]

Hi Johnny ,& to be truthfull I can't say either way,😳 it was an instruction. Maybe to save money. Though it was the 2 part bottle & bag stuff & there were a number of tech guys had a look...Regards Nigel