How To Remove Ceramic Tile And Thinset From Concrete Floors Easily
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- You can easily remove ceramic tile and thinset from your concrete floors. If you're wanting to level the floor or lay new flooring directly on to the concrete, you're going to need a smooth and clean surface to start on. Timestamps below, supplies list is below that. View the full blog post here: www.theniftynester.com/how-to-...
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
0:25 removing ceramic tile
1:33 remove trim
1:58 better view of tile removal
2:19 tips to help with the dust
2:43 thinset removal
3:54 dealing with dust as you go
4:20 checking for rough spots you've missed
5:26 cleaning the concrete
6:31 sneak peak at the new flooring in the next video!
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Anyone else wishing theirs was so poorly installed and easy to pop up?
I'm using a rotary hammer and the tile just vaporizes before it comes up. Then I get to try and scrape away the mortar with the hammer as well. Thinking of renting one of those stand up tile removers.
MINE IS! My husband tiled over concrete that had a layer of adhesive from vinyl tiles. Lovely of him, he never got around to Grouting it. Tile broke and popped up!
Wish my luck!
Lmao yes! That's our current situation
My Basement tiles came up easily, but the thin set was another beast to remove even with a rotor hammer. I eventually used a die grinder with diamond blades & dustless vac.
I am about to attempt to remove the tile in front of my fireplace. I hope it is a easy as shown but will not be surprised if it is more difficult.
I Love Watching You Get The Tile And Grout Up ,It Is Very Noisy ,But Very Satisfying .Thank You
Perfect. I can now stop my searching for a how to video on how to remove ceramic tile from concrete and them preparing to lay new flooring. Thanks so much.
Very helpful! I searched, and now I've gotten a couple of your videos in my feed now. Actually a bit relaxing...
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Wish it was this easy, Good video explaining the whole process
thank you for sharing. dealing with builder who hired contractors who did a poor installation job so when they redo it, I want to make sure they are installing it correctly this time.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Your meticulous ethic reminds me of my wife, which always makes me happy.
That is very kind of you 😊 thank you!
Very helpful, well done video clearly showing the technique, which is what I needed. Thank you.
Thank you very much 😊
more helpful than a lot of other videos I've seen today.
Thank you, Paul! I really appreciate that!
Just saved me a lot time. It happened that I had the tools in my garage. Thanks
That's awesome, thank you! Way to go tackling your own renovations!
its easy because they didn't use hardly any thinset to install it.
They used a ton on thinset under my tiles. I'm waiting on a hammer drill to remove it much easier
@@MemezRUs just spent hours with a hammer and painters tool.
Yea. Wait for the hammer drill.
That'll be on the wishlist for me.
@@corylohanlon what does this have to do with me
@@MemezRUs account name suggests young and tech savvy, comment suggests 60 year old who still hasn't figured out social media lmao
I'm quite experienced at this but getting just one tile off undamaged would be Christmas to me. It's just normally not like this.
Just FYI, it's typically NOT this easy. For tile that was properly installed and bonded to the subfloor, this is much much more difficult.
They definitely didn't do a great job of laying this tile, I did luck out there. A couple rooms where the tile was older and likely done before the previous owners that did this floor were harder to remove but I followed the same process, just took longer and caused more back pain lol.
I think the reason it came off easy was because it's a high traffic area.
That's a good point as well. I have noticed that the high traffic areas (in my kitchen and dining room) came up easily as well. The sides of the rooms not as easily.
@@Discretesignals no men doesnt matter its just because the guy who instale the tile was idiot you have to wash the floor before as pro like me do simple as that🤘
you got that right! we are in process of removing tile and the tiles did not come out that easy at all and there is so much cement we are living in hell right now!
Bahaha you got lucky on that removal. My tile just took my 12 hours to remove with a jack hammer. It's usually not easy like your removal was haha
Thanks for teaching me a new word thin set and how t get rid of it , I had to use a crow bar and sledge hammer to remove the stuck on tiles.
Michael
I am thankful mine came up easily, sorry to hear yours didn't. I didn't know what thinset was either until I removed tile for the first time, we're always learning something new as we renovate our homes! Thanks for the comment and good luck on your future projects!
The amount of thinset used in this room is possibly 1/10th the amount used in my bathroom, OR the thinset didn't really adhered to the concrete and cane up with the tile.
For me, doing this was ten times more difficult then what this showed, but I am thankful for power tools.
Yeah they were installed poorly for sure. I should've emphasized that mine were easier than usual to remove.
This lady is such a BOSS
You just made my day 😁 thank you!
100 keep teaching us please!
Thank you! I'm keeping at it, going to try to get on a weekly schedule. I appreciate you guys!
Recommend one of my favorite tools, the shop vac for the debris removal.
That is a great suggestion! I don't know why I didn't think of that, I have one in my garage. Thanks!
Really good video. Very food information
Thank you! ❤
This is a great instructional video. It does not matter if the tiles are easy to remove or very difficult to remove the video is a “how to” video and is only intended to show you the proper steps in doing the job. How many would be willing to sit down and watch a video where it takes five minutes to remove one tile? That would get boring very quickly. She may have already loosened the tiles for video purposes. Either way, it’s a great video.
Thank you, Randall! I appreciate your comment. And yes, I sped up the video because no one wants to watch this in real time. My tiles were poorly installed by the previous owner but the method is the same no matter how hard they are to remove. I appreciate your comment 😊
I hear you, I am 5 foot myself, but the video I had seen was a handheld compression hammer, it was small that’s why I mentioned it. You’re doing an amazing job though.
Oh ok I'll have to check that out, we have an air compressor so I'm always happy to try something easier lol especially if it's not bigger! Thanks for the tip and thank you for kind comment 😊
Thank you! You spoke clearly and with proper intonation.
You're welcome, and thank you!
Perfect video. Thanks! Off to the hardware store I go...
25 year flooring pro: Warning, it is not always this easy. If the tile was installed properly the first time, demo will be a pain in the ass.
Definitely lucked out, diy'er install with the cheapest thinset. Usually the tile comes up with a demolition hammer easily but a quality thinset on a prepped floor is a bear to get up. When I bid a tile floor removal, I'll do a test on a few tiles to give a fairer price to homeowners.
I figured it was either cheap, they didn't use enough or just didn't know what they were doing. That's kind of the running theme throughout my house. It's a big undertaking. That's good to know about the demolition hammer for future reference. Do you remove the thinset with a similar tool to what I used or do you have another method you prefer?
I use a thinset removal bit for a sds plus hammer. It's about a 4" wide blade. I have my own bosch sds rotary hammers but for a lot of square footage I rent them because it's super hard on the hammers... I'd rather put the miles on rentals than my own, lol.
I do need to order some wider bits before doing another room, the one I have isn't very wide. 4" would probably save me a little time. We have a couple rooms that have original tile that isn't going to come up as easily as this room did.
Nice work!
Thank you!
😳looks like someone was running low on thin set when they laid the old tile! Good work getting it up looks great!
Thank you! Yes, they were installed poorly for sure.
Great video
Thanks, Mark!
Hello! Thanks for the video! Can you please give me the link of the hammer drill.
Thank you, wish I found this two weeks ago
You're welcome and thank you! Hopefully you'll have an easier time with future projects, it's all a learning process!
Question what is the power tool called I’m trying to search for it but everything is rotary ? Ty by the way your video is helpful
You go girl!
Thank you! 😁
Thanks for tips
Yw, thank you!
Se3ms like barely any thin set was used. Thats why it came up so easy.
They definitely didn't use much and it did make my job easier in this room. If you have more thinset it would just take a little more time and effort to remove it all.
Very helpful and informative, and I might add there's nothing that beats a can-do woman... unless it's two. Ha! My SO and sister are something to watch when a mission, recently did a garden shed siding project: like a smart guy, I stepped aside and watched. They did great... not perfect but they were happy as hell and so was I. Despite the fact I was looking for video re removing tile and thin set from backer board on a plywood subfloor with the prospect of possibly laying some engineered 3/8" 5" x 72" strand woven bamboo click-lock over the backer, I'm better informed now. Thanks.
Which Dewalt SDS hammer did you use? Could share an affiliate link?
Great video.. 5 Star ⭐️
Thank you!!!
You go girl🤩
Thank you!!! ❤️
1:00 "the tiles should pop up really easily". No ma'am. That only happens in a perfect world. I'm a wood floor installer and remove tile very often. Your tile wasn't installed right thats way it is so easy. If I had jobs like that I would have triple the money I have 😁🤣
And let me tell you, we use 2 huge heavy duty jackhammer, a Makita and a Hitachi with the big thin set removal blades. Your viewers would think they suck at removing tile cause you made it look easy and they are taking days to remove their tile cause their tile was installed the right way 😉
@@arturoalejandro2965 yeah I've gotten a few of these responses lol. I'm not a professional, I'm just a homeowner sharing my diy experience as it is for me. After removing tile in a couple rooms I thought "hey, I'll share this with my viewers". It seems like the method is pretty much the same, I just lucked out and the previous owners did a horrible job on the tile. So it looks easy and it might not be this easy for everyone else (sounds like it likely won't be). I do wish I would've understood that better and worded it differently, even warned viewers of that difference. You live and you learn.
@@TheNiftyNester Fair enough. Nice channel by the way. Wish you luck.
Thank you! I appreciate the feedback, it's the only way to reflect and improve. I really do appreciate you watching and commenting.
@@madamohammed94
It has nothing to do with a woman working by herself. It has to do with the fact that who ever laid that tile did a crappy job. Therefore it made it a lot easier
I just saw another video where compressed air hammer with ball joint remover was used to remove tile. It took about 5 minutes for an area this big. However, it looks like you did the same thing with the floor scrapper :)
Yes there's definitely other tools that work as well or even a little better. I tried using a massive professional hammer drill when I did my dining room (my spouse works in constriction and brought it home for me to try) and I couldn't control the darn thing 😆 I think me being 5'2" with short arms and not a ton of muscle means there are going to be certain tools that I just can't handle on my own. It's all good though, I make do with what I've got!
can't wait for the next videos! xo
Thank you Alejandra! ❤
Are you familiar with walk behind diamond concrete grinders and, if so, would you have used one if your project area was larger.
That's a good question. When I first removed the tile in my kitchen and dining room I thought about going that route. They're pricey and I knew I had multiple rooms to do so I didn't want to rent one every time I tackled another floor. We already had the hammer drill so I only had to buy the chisel bit. Grinders are also worse about dust and we have an asthmatic kid so that didn't seem like the best route to go. All things considered this seemed like the most cost effective, least dusty option. You can definitely go that route, it would probably be easier for a larger space. That being said, if you're going to be pouring epoxy or staining the concrete without pouring leveler throughout the space then yes, I would definitely use a diamond grinder. Sorry for the long response lol.
Look the video. Very informative
Thank you!
Where did you get that stick from?
I wish it could have been this easy to pull up the tiny area of ceramic tiling in front of our fireplace! We STILL have some thinset and mesh to remove. It was applied to both wood flooring and the concrete hearth. Worst job we've had to do so far in trying to update our home. I'm so NOT looking forward to doing the kitchen 😭😭😭
Thanks for sharing the video!
I got lucky with how poorly our flooring was installed, sorry to hear you're having a rough time with yours! I haven't had to deal with mesh yet but it was used in our entryway ( the only tile that looks like it was done well in our house) so I'm not looking forward to dealing with that room. I hope you're able to get that thinset up and good luck with your kitchen!
@@TheNiftyNester Thank you so much! Giiiiirrrl...there's still a remnant we haven't gotten up. I have to get my mind right before I get back into that. Fortunately, it's in an area that we don't walk much so it's just sitting waiting for us to gather ourselves mentally to finish it. So when you do tackle that area, make sure you have time and something planned for relaxation afterwards because your nerves may be frazzled after all that work 😖...lolbvs
Lol good to know. I am not looking forward to it now 😕
@@TheNiftyNester I'm sorry! I just didn't want you to go into without a heads up
Hmmmmm I've done this before and it took myself, my husband, my daughter and her husband to get a few rooms of ceramic tile out. It was hard as hell to get out. Some spots were hard to remove. Thin set was a b..... to get off . 🤦
Pop up easily lol. See how fun it is to remove a properly installed tile floor.
Just removed linoleum tiles from a floor and used a heat gun. Then just scraped them up. Excellent. Now we are hunting for a way to deal with the glue that was left behind.
What if it’s in a kitchen with cabinets to pull tile from cabinet edges??
Hefty nester can you tell me the color of that gray tiles and where I can get some?
Hey Peggy, sure! It's the Trafficmaster brand, the color is Taupe Oak. Home Depot sells them. I think I put a link in the description as well.
Sorry I just realized the link isn't in this video, but if you go to my peel and stick tile video it's there.
Thanks for the video, however those tiles were very poorly installed and therefore, incredibly easy to remove (thinset and all)
Yeah they were poorly installed. I've removed flooring using this method in a few rooms and it's worked well for me, some have taken more time than others. But I have heard a lot of people saying they struggled a lot with theirs so this might have given a false sense of ease.
This is a good video for tile without mesh. With mesh it's a b word
I think there's mesh under the tile in my entryway so I will get to find out soon.
What type of floor scraper?
What type of floor scraper? Lowe has many snd none looks like yours.
It's been a while since I bought that bit but I'm pretty sure I couldn't find the one I needed at Lowe's, I know I bought mine at Home Depot. You want a tile and thinset removal bit. They come in different sizes and fit different sized rotary hammer drills. I think I linked one from Amazon in the description as well that's similar to the one I used. Check Home Depot though, I always have better luck there with tools and bits. I hope that answers your question, let me know if you need any more help. Good luck!
There is absolutely no thinset on that floor. I mean, that's an exaggeration obviously, but it's missing about 95% of what it should have. You really lucked out.
Moral of the story. If you've think you've really, truly, removed all the thin-set. Thin-k again, and get back to removing more thin-set.
Lol yes, I wish I would've said those words exactly.
If I am wanting to just lay new tile, can I be much more casual with the thinset removal, and just put on a much thicker layer of thinset than I would have done otherwise?
So I've seen people pour self leveler over floors with a little thinset left on the floor to level them out before installing new tile but that's a more expensive route to go if your subfloor is already level and in good shape. Otherwise you kinda have to remove the thinset. The thinset makes your floor bumpy and uneven so, even if you use extra thinset to install the new tile, your floors are going to be uneven and the tiles won't sit right. It's a hassle but kind of unavoidable.
The approach and method is ofcourse necessary but very tedious and requires patience. I like how you went it through all and showing us the way as well.
Thank you! It is a tedious process but like you said, it's got to be done.
Do you have to remove the thinset if you are only installing carpet over it.
I haven't personally installed carpet but I would guess that you probably need to. If you don't remove the thinset you might have issues with the padding underneath sticking and you might even be able to feel the thinset through the carpet.
Yes
Luckily, the old tiles were stuck down with chewing gum!
😂 this is true
Chewing gum? Looked like that paste stick my kids used in elementary school
This was crappy concrete glue. I did a floor and it took me 8h to do a kitchen and corridor. I never was able to completely remove the glu. It fused with the tiles. :)
That doesn't sound like fun. I have heard that from a few people, I guess I lucked out. Our entryway has the original tile and it's the only area that looks like it was done right and will be tough to pull up. Whoever renovated our house last before we moved in cut every corner possible...
So I take it that thinset is tile adhesive?
I did my bathroom and used a hammer and chisel. It took days... Omg....
Yeah it's thinset. Whoever installed these floors did a horrible job and the flooring was way past time to be replaced so it came up easier than flooring that's been installed well or is still in good shape.
After moving into our new home, maybe because we live in the tropics, the adhesive from the peel-and-stick flooring started to ooze out between the cracks especially in areas of high foot traffic or heavy furniture applying constant pressure. Have you noticed any issues? 🤔
Oh no! That sounds awful. Where I live it can get pretty hot in the summer but it's nowhere near tropical weather. I haven't had any issues like you're having but I don't know if the heat and humidity could be causing issues like that where you live. I wish I had an answer for you that would help but I don't. Peel and stick tiles might just not work well in that climate. I hope you find the answers you're looking for though!
That happened in our kitchen but it has been down for a long time.
What was they held down with? PVA? Tiles never ever come up that easy.... ever
I don't even think they used glue. Never had tiles pop up like this ever but then again they were always correctly laid on thinset.
I love that tile. Sad to see it go 😭
I have been surprised how many people have said the same thing. If it hadn't been in such horrible shape I would've left it alone but it was awful.
why sweep over vacuum?
I have thin set on plywood floor .
I haven't had to remove thinset from plywood but it seems like it might be trickier. I'm guessing you have to worry about chipping up the plywood?
The ceiling you removed contains Asbestos. We had to have an abatement company remove our ceiling due to inspection by buyer. Please have yourself and the house tested.
Nice! Great job info. Better than a man! Lol....
Thanks for the video...I've got the tile up...now time to remove the mortar. I'm not looking forward to this!!!
Yw, I hope it went smoothly!
@@TheNiftyNester Turns out the subfloor was rotted, so I tore that up with the mortar. Working on getting the new floor in.
Wish me luck. My entire floor is just rows of thin set nothing stuck to the actual tiles 😱
Good luck!
Better to remove the baseboards before removing the tile. They should come off for anything that gets installed anyway.
I did end up removing them while removing the flooring, not sure why I didn't beforehand but they came up in the process.
I've removed thousands of tiles over the years, NEVER this easily, even with SDS drill.
That has to be some of the worst installed tiles. Lucky for you since you were replacing them.
Way over kill, another trick is to spray the floor with white vinegar it acts like an acid will not hurt the concrete but will break up the thinset much easier if you're laying a thick laminate flooring you don't have to be too concerned unless there's really super high ridges
Pure white vinegar or diluted?
I've only ever seen vinegar used to clean thinset off of porcelain tiles that people wanted to keep but I'll look in to using it for thinset removal, I've never heard of that trick. With peel and stick tiles, which is what I installed, the concrete needs to be as smooth and clean as possible. I would imagine laminate would adhere better to a smooth surface as well. If there's even the smallest peaks left on the floor you aren't going to get great adhesion with tiles like that.
I don’t know if anyone here has mentioned it, but clearly those tiles were poorly bonded! J/K. It’s like people don’t read the comments first before they post, because it was mentioned like 100 times.
Anyhoo, I’m getting ready to take on the task of removing tile from my kitchen, entry, hallway, and bathrooms, and I’m pretty nervous about it. I’m hoping whoever installed it did an equally terrible job of applying the bonding material before laying the tile. I will save this video for future reference. Thanks!
You just made my day 😂 thank you! I hope for your sake they're installed as terribly as mine were as well. Good luck!
Get rid of the music! It makes it harder to hear the instructions. But, we do appreciate the detail and step by step video.
Thank you. My first few videos have horrible sound quality, and the music is too loud. This is one of them. Unfortunately, it took me a while to figure out how to balance that stuff out. Sorry, I wish I could change it, but I can't.
Would enjoyed your video if the background music was lower or not at all.
It took me a while to find the right balance, I felt like I needed music in the beginning but I've learned it's better without it. Now I don't use any unless it's to fill silence in between speaking. There's definitely a learning curve when it comes to editing.
If the tiles would have been installed properly, you would have had a nightmare trying to get this method to work. Good job though
Exactly,im removing mine as we speak and it just dosent come up like this,plus the thin set is all over the concrete floor...its a pain in the ass!
That pill and stick is not going to stick to that concrete floor for long. If your going to go through all that trouble put some real tile back down.
This flooring is less than a dollar per square foot. The cost difference is the reason I went with peel and stick. I've had it for about 8 months now and haven't had a single one peel up, they look like new. Someday when I can afford real wood or tile I'll make the change.
This video gave me unrealistic hope on what this process is. Please fix the title of what you are advertising. Otherwise, great video!
Poorly bonded tiles. If the thinset was bonded to both the concrete and tiles, the tiles wouldn't pop up so easily and the thinset would be a pain to remove.
There is literally no thinset. Come back with a video with thinset all under the tile and thick as ever. You need a damn jackhammer to get it up…
You were lucky the person who installed the tiles did such a bad job because it shouldn't be that easy to remove tiles from concrete.
Not a very good tile job to begin with. Very little thinset. Tile laid properly is 10 times more difficult to remove than what you are showing.
That's what I've heard. I guess I lucked out. I think the process would be the same either way but mine was definitely easier than others because of the bad tile job.
I demo tile all the time definitely not this easy. It much harder and the amount of thinset they used is so sad
I could hardly see any thinset. No wonder the tiles came up so easily. It's never this easy.
That tile came up too easy. Normally you would need a heavy duty hammer drill to remove the tile. And a grinder with concrete gring cup on it
Just a tip from a flooring designer, you might want to lay a poly clear sheet down on top of your concrete for moisture.
You didn’t show the finished look and I would have used an air chipper....much easier
This is part of a series I did in my laundry room, the next video shows the floor after and installing new flooring.
Man this tile popped way too easy. There is no way this was well installed. Usually it’s very hard to do.
👎👎👎 Not easy at all
I used my grinder with a concrete disc ( best easy way)
You’re very lucky the guy who installed that tile did a terrible job. A real tile removal would involve a jack hammer or a hammer drill. Along with a small sledge hammer.
That was a crappy tile job. !
Yeah that's what I've heard. That's why it had to go.
that music...
please get rid of the music in the background.
Can't be stressed enough after watching a bit of this video. Tiles are SUPPOSED to be stuck on hard and way harder then these to remove. Not only lack of thinset but appears also over time moisture has worked its magic on the adhesive making it . . . not adhesive.
Just finished removing over 600 2"x2" tile squares - took 6 hours with a rotary hammer drill & chisel.
These ones in this video? Too easy - don't be fooled viewers!
The tile in this video was very poorly installed. Really poorly spot bonded.
If you tile comes up that easy the guy that installed it didn’t do a very good job. Just saying
I'm crying BS
WHY oh WHY do you YTers play music over your voice...SO ANNOYING...I quit listening to what could have been a good video. Stop the insanity.