Terrazzo floor tiles u/n ceramic tiles

[RockCeramics]

not really .no different than hammer /bolster. if not better.
remember you would only use the spatular just to remove the tiles .
after you remove the adhesive with a scrapper it will leave a slight residue left on the tile /and anyway you will grind the complete floor from 36 to 100 or 120 (i would anyway) so that would remove any scuffs you have placed on the floor.
remember you would only use the spatular just to remove the tiles .

 

[storeyk]

Hmmm.

I have to say, I might be being a bit of a wimp here, but having spent the best part of my weekend scraping off tile adhesive, there is NO WAY I am going to pull the terrazzo tiles up. :mad2:It's a step DIY to far, even for me.

I have attached two pictures which I like to think, show a before and after. My next question, probably aimed at DannyR and Mr Rock Ceramics, is that do you think I have managed to get enough of the adhesive off, for the rest to get polished off, by the terrco machine (or whatever it's called). Obviously I won't hold you to this, but I am interested in your opinion!:smilewinkgrin:

Thanks loads!

Karen

 

[RockCeramics]

Nice going .
Does the whole floor look like that once stripped?
"Terrco"? KAREN how big of a kitchen have you got ?
dont touch a "TERCO" unless you like 1) Dust 2) you have a VERY LARGE KITCHEN AREA AND I MEAN LARGE , 3) I still would use one.
all you would need / i would use that is , Bosch GWS 9in angle grinder fitted with a rubber backing pad with dust extractor casing for your dry hoover. From the picture i would begin with 60 grit up to 100 grit . then depending on how you want your finish i would use an wetfed sander with 400 then 600 diamond pads .then wash and clean leave to dry then 2/3 coats of johnsons polish or similar . you wouldnt need to use a terrco they do have small versions though.
have a look at 1 of there sites www.terrco.com

 

[Spud]

i thought that an ellis machine would be about the right size for a kitchen floor and i think that a company called A.lopez may hire them, they hire most polishing equipment , good luck more ,pictures would be nice whem you are finished

 

[Spud]

Nice going .
Does the whole floor look like that once stripped?
"Terrco"? KAREN how big of a kitchen have you got ?
dont touch a "TERCO" unless you like 1) Dust 2) you have a VERY LARGE KITCHEN AREA AND I MEAN LARGE , 3) I still would use one.
all you would need / i would use that is , Bosch GWS 9in angle grinder fitted with a rubber backing pad with dust extractor casing for your dry hoover. From the picture i would begin with 60 grit up to 100 grit . then depending on how you want your finish i would use an wetfed sander with 400 then 600 diamond pads .then wash and clean leave to dry then 2/3 coats of johnsons polish or similar . you wouldnt need to use a terrco they do have small versions though.
have a look at 1 of there sites www.terrco.com

thanks for a good post ,just checked out the link impressive machines

 

[storeyk]

HAH! :lol:

My kitchen is HUGE! A whooping 4m by 3m and I haven't taken off the area taken up by the cupboards. Total visible floor space is probably 2 by 3ish. Having just looked at the teraco website, perhaps that was a bit ambitious!!

All the floor looks like that, except a little bit which is going to go under cupboards and the back door step. I think I actually might have to take a couple of tile up from somewhere under the cupboard footprints to fill the back door step bit in:mad2:. But maybe not.

I take it you mean something like this? Lordy, ever begin to think that you shouldn't have started something?!!

BOSCH GWS 20-230 - 9" Angle-Grinder (110v) - your product at the best price with Twenga

 

[RockCeramics]

aahh the good old ellis, many a shift have we used them. crap at 110v could nt put but you hook them to 240 man they can go, especially on the underground they were fun getting them down (when they switched the escalators off).

 

[bobmatharu]

Hi Danny,

I'm looking for a tiler to lay 500m2 of terrazzo tiles in a new supermarket in the Midlands.

What is the best way to lay on concrete slab, can you give me a rough idea of the install spec?

Bob.

 

[Brian the Tile]

hi bobmatharu the posts you are looking at go back to 2008 maybe one of the mods will be able to give you contacts of terrazzo fixers that use this forum im not to sure but maybe worth a try, one thing i do know is that you will need somebody that has all the proper gear as it is a specialists job i have seen some brilliant terrazzo fixers over the years but most of them seem to have been italian fixers ,good luck

 

[Brian the Tile]

hi bobmatharu the posts you are looking at go back to 2008 maybe one of the mods will be able to give you  contacts of terrazzo  fixers that use this forum im not to sure but maybe worth a try, one thing i do know is that you will need somebody that has all the proper gear as it is a specialists job i have  seen some brilliant terrazzo fixers over the years but most of them seem to have been italian fixers ,good luck