How To Get Rid Of Slate Flooring

Place the sharp tip of a cold chisel in the grout line between two slate floor tiles.

How to get rid of slate flooring.

Don your goggles and gloves before you. The mineral oil will flow into the scratches and effectively turn them. If it was smooth slate then that would have been nice. Wet a clean cloth with the diluted ammonia solution and wipe your slate surface to remove any greasy residue left by the candle wax.

All stripped use this process to remove slate flooring off concrete yellow tongue and timber floorboards. Ceramic marble and other tiles with a finish coating are easily cleaned using the other methods in this guide but slate and otherwise unglazed tiles must be cleaned with a mix of baking soda and water. Strike the cold chisel with a 3 pound sledgehammer to chip the grout from around the tile. Mix up your cleaning solution.

3 strike the center. If necessary add a little water or more baking soda to make the paste thick but manageable. Ammonia and 1 2 cup water in a bowl. We cant wait to get rid of the slate in our dining room and kitchen.

It might look nice but the uneven surface is a total pita. Clean painted tiles with household cleaner or a 50 50 solution of white vinegar and water. Throw them in the can as well. Combine half a cup of vinegar half a cup of lemon juice and half a cup of baking soda in the bowl.

Step 5 use the masonry chisel and the pry bar to break up as much of the grout and or mortar as you can. Use a rag for smaller areas or a mop dipped into the oil for larger areas. Step 4 remove candle wax dye from your slate surface with a poultice made of talcum powder and hydrogen peroxide. Wipe the entire slate tiled floor with mineral oil.

Slate removal involves using a specially designed blade combined with vibration from a jackhammer to get underneath the tiles and screed separating them from the sub floor. This should form a paste. Then wipe with a water dampened cloth to neutralize the surface.