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Posted by WalkingMan on September 7, 2007, 8:57 am
My son is replacing the ceramic tile in his shower. He has removed
and is replacing the wall tiles now, but problems with the floor of
the shower, they are original to the house about 20 years old and on a
concrete base.
Should he try to remove the grout and try to chip each one out?, start
from an edge? cover the old tiles and tile over raising the drain
cover? OR WHAT?????
Thanks much
Marshel OShields
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Posted by dadiOH on September 7, 2007, 9:29 am
WalkingMan wrote:
> My son is replacing the ceramic tile in his shower. He has removed
> and is replacing the wall tiles now, but problems with the floor of
> the shower, they are original to the house about 20 years old and
> on a concrete base.
> Should he try to remove the grout and try to chip each one out?,
> start from an edge? cover the old tiles and tile over raising the
> drain cover? OR WHAT?????
Break up one and start scraping them up.
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Posted by willshak on September 7, 2007, 11:32 am
on 9/7/2007 8:57 AM WalkingMan said the following:
> My son is replacing the ceramic tile in his shower. He has removed
> and is replacing the wall tiles now, but problems with the floor of
> the shower, they are original to the house about 20 years old and on a
> concrete base.
> Should he try to remove the grout and try to chip each one out?, start
> from an edge? cover the old tiles and tile over raising the drain
> cover? OR WHAT?????
> Thanks much
> Marshel OShields
>
If installed right, there should be a thin underlayment between the tile
and sub-floor to which the tile is cemented. The underlayment is nailed
to the sub-floor. If you can't see the underlayment when you remove the
door sill, you may have to break a few tiles off near the doorway. Once
you can get a pry car under the underlayment, you can pry it up in
larger pieces or if lucky, the whole underlayment (don't count on it!).
If, however, the tile is cemented to the sub-floor, then a lot of
scraping will be required. Be sure to use an underlayment with the new
floor.
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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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Posted by willshak on September 7, 2007, 11:46 am
on 9/7/2007 11:32 AM willshak said the following:
> on 9/7/2007 8:57 AM WalkingMan said the following:
>> My son is replacing the ceramic tile in his shower. He has removed
>> and is replacing the wall tiles now, but problems with the floor of
>> the shower, they are original to the house about 20 years old and on a
>> concrete base.
>> Should he try to remove the grout and try to chip each one out?, start
>> from an edge? cover the old tiles and tile over raising the drain
>> cover? OR WHAT?????
>> Thanks much
>> Marshel OShields
>>
> If installed right, there should be a thin underlayment between the
> tile and sub-floor to which the tile is cemented. The underlayment is
> nailed to the sub-floor. If you can't see the underlayment when you
> remove the door sill, you may have to break a few tiles off near the
> doorway. Once you can get a pry car under the underlayment, you can
> pry it up in larger pieces or if lucky, the whole underlayment (don't
> count on it!).
> If, however, the tile is cemented to the sub-floor, then a lot of
> scraping will be required. Be sure to use an underlayment with the new
> floor.
OK, I missed the part about the concrete floor. Maybe some of what I
said about an underlayment still applies. My 1/2 bathroom, laundry room,
and family room are on a concrete slab and has an underlayment for the
vinyl tile in the laundry and 1/2 bathroom, but the family room has a
floating floor directly on the concrete slab.
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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To email, remove the double zeroes after @
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Posted by willshak on September 7, 2007, 11:51 am
on 9/7/2007 8:57 AM WalkingMan said the following:
> My son is replacing the ceramic tile in his shower. He has removed
> and is replacing the wall tiles now, but problems with the floor of
> the shower, they are original to the house about 20 years old and on a
> concrete base.
> Should he try to remove the grout and try to chip each one out?, start
> from an edge? cover the old tiles and tile over raising the drain
> cover? OR WHAT?????
> Thanks much
> Marshel OShields
>
Anyone reading my two responses to this message earlier, please
disregard. It seems I'm only using half a mind this morning.
I canceled both, but they still may get through.
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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To email, remove the double zeroes after @
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> and is replacing the wall tiles now, but problems with the floor of
> the shower, they are original to the house about 20 years old and
> on a concrete base.
> Should he try to remove the grout and try to chip each one out?,
> start from an edge? cover the old tiles and tile over raising the
> drain cover? OR WHAT?????