charlie wrote in
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On Dec 17, 2:36*pm, (pszwayka)
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what answer did allen get i have the same problem?

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Alan wrote:
I had to lift up two loose tiles on a bathroom floor. *The tiles
were installed about 3 years ago by a professional over a new
plywood subfloor
with a gray colored adhesive - or *cement. *I was able toremovethe
tiles
easily without damage and need to reattach after drying the wood
floor -
some water got underthe tile. * *I have some extra tile but would n
ot
rather
bother to rent a tile cutter etc unless really needed so I thought
I could
chip or scrape carefully to get some off. *The tiles only have
about one
third of the surface wiht thecement.
Is there chemical that would help (phosphoric acid tile cleaner?)
or do I
just need to scrape? *Do I need to get most of it off or just
enough
to
be
able to recementit down and not have a high tile.
thanks
alan

you can use acid to remove thinset, but that's a messy and bad job.
you can scrape it off. a good way i found was to get a cheap 4"
diamond blade for a side grinder and use the side of the blade. it
removes thinset really quickly and well. do it upwind as you don't
want to breath the dust produced.

regards,
charlie
cave creek, az


I did a ****load (specific unit of measurement in VT) of 2x2 tiles I had
exactly this way. Worked out great. Best to wear some heavy gloves if
possible and absolutely wear some type of safety glasses. It'll pretty
much come off as a dust but chips happen.