In article , Greg wrote:
Folks,

The other day I started a project to remove old, ugly and cracked
ceramic tile in the powder room. The ceramic tile was cemented to a
plywood underlayment. Today, while trying to pry up the underlayment
I found this:

http://v65.freeshell.org/subfloor_mess.jpg

It seems the underlayment is glued, nailed and screwed to the subfloor
or perhaps another thinner underlayment. Can't really tell. I only
mention this because I would have assumed the previous owner would
have placed the underlayment atop the vinyl tile and then the ceramic
tile atop the underlayment.

This supposedly simple job is beginning to turn into a BIG mess.

As the Irishman said... "I wouldn't start from here".

First, you should establish exactly what layers you
do have present.

Only then can you decide which ones you're going to
remove and how you're going to build up a new layer
on which to install the new floor covering.

Let us know what you find. It would also be helpful to
know what new covering you're planning to install.


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