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    removing floor tiles

    I have a job coming up that requires 10m2 of 30X30 ceramics to be taken up. whats the easiest method? I have a breaker but havn't used it for this purpose or do i use this and the old lump hammer and bolster?
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    removing bal acrylic primer

    hey folks wonder if anyone can help. primed up to a 5 tile high line, then customer decided they only wanted 4 with a border so i have a strip of primer all way round the room and paint does not like it. any way of removing this, tried a sander but not great, thanks in advance D
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    removing exterior paint from slates

    hi any suggestions for this?I am just talking about Bangor slates -ie so seal on them to be protected -just their natural state. Of course I could just scrape of the (white) paint carefully and then rub it with water (it is not that much of an eyesore but it is a bit offensive) But I would...
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    Removing tiles

    Hi all I do plumbing generally and am now doing bathroom renos.I bought a Fein Multimaster this week and was wondering if this is of any use to remove tiles off of a wall, I know it has a grout removing blade.Any hints/tips greatly welcomed.Many Thanks
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    Removing tiles and......

    What do you guys recomend doing if when removing the old tiles and the plasterwork comes away reveling the brick work?? I have done 2 bathrooms where this has happened and just boarded it out with plasterboard using the dot dab technique. All went well, I was just wondering what you would...
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    Removing 20mm thick marble over UFH.

    Hi. I need to remove a couple of 400x400x20mm marble over loose wire UFH taped down onto 6mm hardibacker. The hardibacker is fixed down onto chipboard. The wire hasn't been covered with SLC and the tiles have been down for nearly 2 weeks. Any help would be appreciated as I'm not looking forward...
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    Quote for removing garage foundations

    I just got a quote to remove my 26sqm garage floor which is outside with decking over at the moment. He said it will be about £2-3k. What do you think? Good price?
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    Removing tile adhesive - New tiles on old adhesive layer?

    The previous owner of my house, when re-tiling the laundry, removed the existing tiles and laid the new tiles on top of the existing adhesive. The floor is concrete so I think that the only alternative I have is to remove both layers of adhesive with a hammer and chisel. Question: are...
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    Hi ~ I'd like help removing paint and plaster from 1900 unglazed/ lightly hall tiling

    I need recommendations for products and methods of removing paint and general crud from my hall. I haven't started yet because the tiles are a reddy brown mottle effect with an inserted black grecian edging. I don't want to spoil them if possible. When clean I'd like to seal them. Thanks and...
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    removing a tiled floor

    Hi I wonder if anyone can help me.We are thinking of putting an offer in on a house which has a large extension which is tiled with u/f heating The tiles are hideous and I would want to take them up and lay a different floor.Would this be possible? Could I lay wood or re tile? thank you xx
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    Removing old tile trim

    Hi Everyone, Just completed a job for a customer tiling there en-suite bathroom and now they have asked me if I could quote them for adding a row of border tiles to there main bathroom. At present the bathroom is half tiled with a tile trim around the top. Obviously I would need to remove...
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    removing existing floor tiles with underfloor heating

    Going to need to take off old floor tiles from concrete floor with an underfloor heating system installed . Customer is concerned about damage to heating pipes etc when i use the kangol with tile remover attachment .. Is there any problems ? any body with this experience or knowledge ? would...
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    Removing impregnator

    How affective is white spirit and nitromors in removing impregnator and sealer?
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    Removing dried cementous grout

    Came accross a floor which has been tiled quite well by a neighbour of mine , however he has left the grout to dry before taking it off , tiles are a sandstone colour ceramic and it is hard to see when the light is shining through the window. However on a dull day its plain as the nose on arsen...
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    removing domestic asphalt floor sealing

    The black asphalt covering approx 12mm thick over my house concrete ground floor typically used 30 years ago. I want to cut a strip out of it (not the concrete underneath) and wondered if anyone has used the fein multimaster with the cardide saw blade on this material. Total length of cut...
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    removing old floor tiles and retiling

    just a question on removing old floor tiles and retiling in the bathroom. the house is over 20 years old and it looks like the original adhesive used for the tiles was some sort of concrete adhesive. the floor tiles now have some fine cracks through them presumably from the lack of...

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