On 10/22/2011 7:26 PM, micky wrote:
What is the opposite of ceramic? That is, when I search for "How to
remove floor tile", I get mostly hits on removing ceramic tile.

I have softer stuff., I don't know what it's made of. 12" squares,
somewhat flexible, somewhat brittle with age. 32 years**

It's not vinyl; searching on asphalt came up with nothing,

So what's the generic word for floor tile that is not ceramic.


And would you use a hair dryer or a heat gun to soften tile adhesive
to remove the tiles?

Thanks.

** (But only a couple are chpped, and I'm going to replace them with
tiles from the back of the closet, whch no one can see anyhow, Others
just need to be taken up and re"glued", because of the toilet leak I
posted about before. They are still partly attached to the plywood
floor.)

The old stuff was called VA tile. Now it is just called vinyl tile.

I take it off with a scraper. First a heavy scraper with a long handle,
then a razor scraper to remove the residual stuff.

--
Robert Allison
New Braunfels, TX