on 9/7/2007 11:32 AM willshak said the following:
on 9/7/2007 8:57 AM WalkingMan said the following:
My son is replacing the ceramic tile in his shower. He has removed
and is replacing the wall tiles now, but problems with the floor of
the shower, they are original to the house about 20 years old and on a
concrete base.

Should he try to remove the grout and try to chip each one out?, start
from an edge? cover the old tiles and tile over raising the drain
cover? OR WHAT?????

Thanks much

Marshel OShields



If installed right, there should be a thin underlayment between the
tile and sub-floor to which the tile is cemented. The underlayment is
nailed to the sub-floor. If you can't see the underlayment when you
remove the door sill, you may have to break a few tiles off near the
doorway. Once you can get a pry car under the underlayment, you can
pry it up in larger pieces or if lucky, the whole underlayment (don't
count on it!).
If, however, the tile is cemented to the sub-floor, then a lot of
scraping will be required. Be sure to use an underlayment with the new
floor.

OK, I missed the part about the concrete floor. Maybe some of what I
said about an underlayment still applies. My 1/2 bathroom, laundry room,
and family room are on a concrete slab and has an underlayment for the
vinyl tile in the laundry and 1/2 bathroom, but the family room has a
floating floor directly on the concrete slab.


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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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