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removing concrete board gd226 08-15-2005
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Posted by gd226 on August 15, 2005, 2:22 pm



I have a small foyer with exposed concrete board.
the previous owner had left it exposed, and apparently had
a litter box there, so the concrete board now smells of cat urine.

My question is how to remove the concrete board.
(It's been mortared into place.)

thanks,
Homi



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Posted by G Henslee on August 15, 2005, 3:16 pm


gd226 wrote:
> I have a small foyer with exposed concrete board.
> the previous owner had left it exposed, and apparently had
> a litter box there, so the concrete board now smells of cat urine.
>
> My question is how to remove the concrete board.
> (It's been mortared into place.)
>
> thanks,
> Homi
>

Over a slab? Shouldn't have even been used for that application. Use a
flat bar. Over a wood subfloor? With nails or screws too? Screws
you may be able ot back out. Nails you can pull. Again a flat bar.

Won't be an easy chore either way.


Posted by gd226 on August 15, 2005, 3:41 pm


It looks like over a slab, but I haven't really begun to chip at it
yet.

if it is a slab, will the cat urine odor have affected that too?



Posted by G Henslee on August 16, 2005, 7:29 am


gd226 wrote:
> It looks like over a slab, but I haven't really begun to chip at it
> yet.
>
> if it is a slab, will the cat urine odor have affected that too?
>

I wouldn't trust it thinsetted down to the slab. It's not designed for
that application. It may fail, and sadly -after- you have the finish
flooring installed over it.

There may some affect to the slab but I doubt it's much. Clean it
with bleach or other products made for the issue.


Posted by James \"Cubby\" Culbertson on August 15, 2005, 4:17 pm


If I understand correctly, this board was set in morter horizontally on a
concrete slab?
Either way, I'd go at it with a chisel and hammer.
Cheers,
cc

>
> I have a small foyer with exposed concrete board.
> the previous owner had left it exposed, and apparently had
> a litter box there, so the concrete board now smells of cat urine.
>
> My question is how to remove the concrete board.
> (It's been mortared into place.)
>
> thanks,
> Homi
>




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