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Posted by Malcolm Hoar on March 28, 2007, 3:22 pm
>Folks,
>
>The other day I started a project to remove old, ugly and cracked
>ceramic tile in the powder room. The ceramic tile was cemented to a
>plywood underlayment. Today, while trying to pry up the underlayment
>I found this:
>
>http://v65.freeshell.org/subfloor_mess.jpg
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>It seems the underlayment is glued, nailed and screwed to the subfloor
>or perhaps another thinner underlayment. Can't really tell. I only
>mention this because I would have assumed the previous owner would
>have placed the underlayment atop the vinyl tile and then the ceramic
>tile atop the underlayment.
>
>This supposedly simple job is beginning to turn into a BIG mess.
As the Irishman said... "I wouldn't start from here".
First, you should establish exactly what layers you
do have present.
Only then can you decide which ones you're going to
remove and how you're going to build up a new layer
on which to install the new floor covering.
Let us know what you find. It would also be helpful to
know what new covering you're planning to install.
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