On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:39:06 -0400, aemeijers
wrote:

On 10/22/2011 8:26 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.)

How do you know it isn't vinyl? 12" 1979/1980 would probably be
something from the vinyl family, since Linoleum was basically a niche
product by then. Post a picture someplace with a link back here, and we
can tell you more. A closeup of a chipped area would be useful as well.
LIKELY Vinyl Asbestos. If so be carefull of braking them and
releasing dust. A lot of people are realy paranoid about the stuff.
I'm not - but adequate precautions are in order.