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| Removing the tile floor can be done easily in the right way |
Removing ceramic at floors can be done easily first by removing ceramic grout with cement remover and is a chemical to remove ceramic grout
Ceramic flooring has been very popular used ranging from simple homes to luxury homes and modern. The use of ceramics caused by strong and durable and easy in the installation and maintenance and motifs and colors are very diverse so easy in decorating the room in accordance with the wishes of homeowners.
But there is a time when the ceramic must be replaced with various causes because it is broken or broken, dull so it needs to be replaced in part or even all the existing ceramics in the room.
If the tile floor wants to replace the whole way the easiest way is to stack up new ceramics with old ceramics without the need to dismantle the old ceramics. But if you want to remove the old ceramic it takes a long time and also troublesome.
To remove the ceramics is done by opening the gap or grout it first. The goal is to obtain a space that will makes it easier to remove the ceramic and also the cement attachment that is on the bottom. Thus the existing ceramic beside it will not be damaged and can be used especially if you change only a few because damaged or broken.
This release can be done by carving techniques using small tool chisels and beaten slowly by using a wooden hammer.
Another way is to use a hand grinding machine which is usually also used for ceramic cutting.
If you use a grinding then you have to be careful because the grinding can also affect the existing ceramic beside it causes scratches. Use a grinder faster than you use a chisel.
Nowadays to release the grout there are chemicals or additives to ease the work. This material is a cement remover or a substance that destroys cement. The trick is quite easy by applying the substance to the grout and wait awhile then the cement will be soft so it is easier to carved or in grinding
To remove the ceramic to separate from the layers brought you just use a scrub that stirs the cement. Choose a wide but thin but strong shape.
Insert the scrub on the ceramic part slowly and the layer of cement. The scrub head tips are hammered with wood with care. If the scrub is getting deeper then ceramic will be released by itself. Because the cement and ceramics are firmly attached then the hammer from the wood must be hammered many times.
To facilitate the work should be tiled first floor watered with water. Do the work one by one until all the ceramics you want to remove. If removing ceramics should start from the edge on the wall and especially on the door because the process will be easier if you want to dismantle all the ceramics in the room.
If all the desired ceramics have been released all the next is to clean up the remaining cement layer before using the new cement and also if you want to use a new ceramic. To clean the old cement can be used with a concrete chisel with a larger size hammer for the old cement is destroyed directly.
After the old cement has been removed then the floor is compacted and leveled again. If there is a layer of sand that has been wasted then it must be replaced with a new one. Actually not all the sand on the bottom layer will be lost but that only adhere to the cement and ceramics. If all the work has been done then the installation of new ceramics can be done immediately.
