Tile professionals have been around for thousands of years. Getting a good flooring surface is as important today as it was back in those times, and not much has changed in that time period. Today, the biggest difference is the type of tools that professionals use to remove flooring of different materials.
With modern flooring contractors, Moon Lake residents should be made aware that most professionals today will use machines to remove tile flooring in a faster and safer way than using traditional methods. But what are those traditional methods of removing tile flooring?
Here we will be going over some of the techniques that were used by flooring professionals of the past that would still be used today if it wasn’t for the modern machines that make it easier and safer to do so,
Using Hammer and Chisels to Remove Tile Flooring
Most tiles used for flooring thousands of years ago were laid into place with similar techniques that are used today. These tiles made from different materials would be fastened to the subfloor of a building, in order to hold them in place and not cause issues in the near future.
In order to secure tiles to a sub flooring, there is going to have to be some adhesive that holds them together. In order to remove tile flooring, these tiles are going to have to be separated from the sub flooring by professional flooring contractors. Moon Lake residents should be made aware that the most common method of doing so in the past was to use a hammer and chisel to physically break up the tiles in order for them to be removed.
This method is so effective that it is still being used by individuals today who do not have access to the modern tile removing machines that many professional companies will be using. These machines service the same function as the hammer and chisel, and are designed to break up tile flooring from the subfloor.
Cleaning Up After Removing Tile flooring
Breaking up tile flooring today or in the past is not a glamorous process. There is a lot of mess and debris that is created when turning tiles into tiny shards. This debris is important to address because new tile flooring, or any other type of flooring, should not be placed down on the subfloor until the debris is removed.
In the past, this was done with nothing more than tools like a broom and a dust pan. Today, with modern flooring contractors, Moon Lake residents should be made aware that these professionals will use powerful vacuums and hoses to get into all the areas to remove the debris.
A broom and dustpan may be the slower option to clean up tile flooring, but it is still a tried and true method to clean up tile flooring in preparation for new flooring.
*Disclaimer: The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of EMG Floor Removal*