Best Way To Remove Thinset From Concrete Slab

The larger chipping hammers are a pain to operate and the wide blades actually walk over the thinset so you need multiple passes.

Best way to remove thinset from concrete slab.

Since i ve never tried to remove thinset from concrete before i did what most diyers do in this situation i googled it. Rotary hammer drill via amazon everything i read said to buy a 2 tile chisel for the hammer drill. We decided the basement floors were something we had to update before we can sell this house. All posts flooring projects and plans remodeling 101 tile.

Just skim a new coat. If you are lucky the concrete slab will have a slick. Place a 1 inch 2 5 cm putty knife at a 45 degree angle to the remaining thinset patches. You should notice the thinset patches breaking apart after about 20 to 30 seconds of hammering.

I ve been doing flooring for 15 years and so far best thing is a o pneumatic hammer with a thinset removal bit. Which meant removing tile and thinset from the concrete foundation. If it is a small area you can get by with a margin trowel like a brick trowel but with a rectangular blade to scrape. Use the flat end of a 2 pound 0 91 kg hand maul to hit the end firmly.

Works realky well for small areas like kitchens or bathroons. It will chisel the thinset off the cement like butter they said. Depending on what you will be replacing the tile with you may not need to remove all the thinset. March 21 2019 at 5 41 pm.

Today we learn how to take thinset off the floor with a nifty contraption i made.