Repairing minor holes in a cement floor before laying tile.
How to fix concrete floor after removing ceramic tile.
Once dry the mortar turns into a material that s as hard as concrete.
If you can t get it all don t worry.
Dips and cracks in the.
Smooth your cement subfloor before laying tile to ensure that the tile has a flat even bed on which to rest.
Put on protective eye wear.
After you remove the tiles chisel and scrape the adhesive off the concrete as well.
We bought this house 3 yrs ago and it had the slippery shinny ceramic floor tiles.
We already removed all the tile and most of the mortar but it still has a lot in many places.
If replacing a tile isn t in your budget or if the tile isn t badly damaged you can repair the tile.
Trowel to apply a 1 8 in.
They didn t remove it all very well before installing the ceramic tile.
Removing this mortar after removing the tiles can be a labor intensive messy process.
We decided to remove them and when we did we found that before they had the tile they had a vinyl floor.
What i want to know is that is there.
Then use the flat side of a 12 in.
You can leave bits of adhesive up to 1 8 in.
Layer of latex thin set mortar over the floor.
If 1 or more of your floor or counter tiles have cracked whether from regular wear and tear or from having a heavy object dropped on them you don t necessarily need to replace the cracked tile.