Can you tell me what the old ceramic has been installed on? Like, concrete, (a no basement home) plywood, or something else. Also what room of the house is this in?
Dennis (cut2it)
Okay... and thank you for the quick reply. This is not to tough of a job but it does take some effort. You will need some specific tools. A small sledge hammer , a stiff 3 inch wide putty knife or something similar, a propane torch, and eye protection.
Begin by hammering, with firm but not excessive, blows with the small sledge hammer. Scrape away all broken and loose pieces with the scraper. Continue until all ceramic is removed, except for maybe some small chip size pieces. These can be removed with slight sideways blows with the hammer. Caution: Please be sure to keep the eye protection on at all times. Lastly, and this may or may not be needed.... Using the propane torch burn to loosen or burn to remove the original adhesive that was used to install the ceramic. It is possible that the original installation was long ago enough that it was installed with a cement base. Meaning it was cemented in. The torch won't work in this case and you will need another tool. A 3" to 4" wide steel chisel. Using this you will be able to chisel away the raised spots where the old cement still remains.
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