Hi,

I'm thinking of replacing the horrible vinyl floor tiles in my kitchen
with quarry tiles. I don't think it would be too hard to get the
current tiles up but I'm concerned about the adhesive residue which
would remain. The underlying floor is concrete and the tiles have
been down since the house was built in 1990. The adhesive is
a thin browny type substance, so not bitumen.

So,

1. Presumably it's wise to get this adhesive up before putting
the new tiles and suitable adhesive down ?

2. If so then how should I go about the task - solvents, scraping.
hot air, steam ?

Cheers,

Andy.