Step By Step Technique Of Removing Slate Floor Tiles
Slate tiles are composed of natural stone & are considered much stronger as compared to ceramic tiles that are constructed from clay and fired in a kiln. Slate tile is durable that lasts for a longer duration of time compared to other tile flooring, due to the reason that slate tile is a fine-grained metamorphic rock, however, it is installed in the similar way as other floor tiles. Breaking up slate tiles in order to get rid of them from the floor may need a little bit of effort, you can do it easily provided you follow the right technique & use the right tools, go through the step by step technique mentioned below carefully & remove the slate floor tiles successfully:
- Remove Furniture & Other Items: First of all, you need to clear the slate floor from all the items including furniture, in order to make sure that you don't have any obstacle in your way while working on the floor.
- Place Tip Of Cold Chisel: The next step is to put in the sharp tip of a cold chisel in the grout line betwixt two slate floor tiles. Knock the cold chisel with the help of a 3-pound sledgehammer in order to cut or break the grout on every side of the tile.
- Break The Slate Tile: Now, knock the middle of the slate tile with the the help of a hammer in order to break it. After that, take off the pieces of broken tile.
- Remove Slate Tile: Next, set the cold chisel against the tile next to or adjoining to the slate tile that you have removed just now. Knock the chisel with the help of sledgehammer in order to loosen as well as getting rid of the tile. Continue getting rid of each slate tile by your hand for smaller areas. In case of larger areas, get rid of adequate amount of tile by hand to adjust the blade of an electric tile stripper in opposition to the subfloor, next to the slate tile.
- Position Of The Angle Of The Blade: Turn over the blade on the tile stripper in order to coexist with your subfloor material. For instance, position the angle of the blade toward the ceiling if in case you have a cement subfloor. Position the angle toward the floor as soon as you strip slate tile from a wooden subfloor.
- Power Up The Tile Stripper: Block or fill in the electric tile stripper into an electrical outlet. After that, power up the tile stripper.
- Move The Tile Stripper: Now, move or press the tile stripper along the floor. Get rid of a small amount of tile at one time in order to make sure that the old slate tile does not increase in front of the stripper. Switch off the stripper in order to get rid of the loosened tile from the floor, as needed. Switch on the stripper to get rid of the more slate tile from the floor.
- Continue The Process: Continue the process of getting rid of the small amounts of tile, putting a stop to the machine in order to reject the loosened tile as long as you remove the rest of the slate tile from the subfloor.