Ceramic Tile Tearout

JIMSCONSTRUCTIO

I am bidding on a commercial job were we have to tear out 4x4 tile on concrete set in thinset what would anyone recommend..

J&J Home Imp.

How are you tearing it out? I hope with some kind of power tools. I get about $1.25 here. Extra if I have to haul it off.

Mike Finley

Recomend as far as tools?

We always use an air hammer, a lot of guys like to use a rotary hammer drill, but what I like about an air hammer is it is light weight and you can get it real close to the ground to get a good angle of attack. Residential tile it just pops them off. Commericial I have no experience with.

J&J Home Imp.

I have always used a rotary hammer cause that is what I have. I can see where an air hammer would be great. Either way if you have one guy on the chipper and a guy or 2 cleaning you can tear some tile out in a hurry. The bigger the job the bigger the hammer. If its a really big job they even have a tearout machine that you ride on.

Teetorbilt

Air hammer with a 2" blade ATW. Like Mike said, the angle of attack is everything. It's also more quiet,,,,,,relatively speaking.

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J&J Home Imp.

Hey teetor, I see you are from Jensen Beach, I lived in Ft. Pierce for 15 yrs.

PrecisionFloors

Damn J&J, small world.. I was born in Vero and spent the first 20 years of my life in St. Lucie county. Grew up in White City.

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Teetorbilt

I'm still here, nice and warm, still in shorts, T shirts and flip-flops. I really feel for you guys I'm going fishing Sunday and I don't have to drill a hole to do it.

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PrecisionFloors

I hear ya Teetor... I do miss the weather down there sometimes. Winters here in VA are not too bad though....hell it was 74 degrees here about a week ago. Of course Wednesday morning it was 29 when I got in the truck though. Those days suck. Alot.

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Tile, Hardwood, Laminate, and Resilient
Installation, Sales & Repair - "We do it right the FIRST time"