Great and very timely info for removing thin set. I’m currently removing Travertine tile from my kitchen concrete slab floor. I’m using a 20 pound Makita demo hammer and scraper and then physically removing the tile shards for haul away to the dump is very labor intensive. I keep looking at that thin set left behind after removing the tile and not looking forward to having to deal with the thin set next. So I’ll be taking your advice from the positive experience you had with the concrete grinder. Though renting it is a bit pricey saving my back from aching and bending over that demo hammer for hours is worth the cost. Thanks for taking the time to make this excellent video especially for us weekend warriors.
Thanks for the video bro. I have a DIY project coming up and I have a good amount t of tile I need to pull up. Definitely going to rent that concrete grinder to get the thin set up and the floors smooth.
I’m about to strip the wood out of my home and I’ve stripped glue from concrete the hard way before! Thanks for this video, will be heading to the Depot soon!
Glad I found your video. I do have to use my hammer drill with the Bosch Bulldog scraper. Unfortunately, I cannot lift or manage the grinder machine you are using. But, for me, it is much faster than manually scraping. I will eventually post pictures. Thanks
Also get some hepa filters for tour vacume and a pack of vacume bags, it will clog cup the filter pretty quick so be prepared to clean out the filter a few times durring the job.
I did customers entry way with a 2” wide bit on jack hammer, made a few holes in the concrete with it because it was to narrow. Filled in with concrete patch. Than used a hand held grinder which removed the mortar easily but took 2 hours of grinding to finish a 6’ by 6’ area. I still need to do customers kitchen. I plan on using my jackhammer to break up tile, than rent out the large grinder.
Thank you so much for your advice. The one thing I'm wondering is if you remove tile in a house that still has the base moulding and door trim installed, does it get ruined by all the chipping? I assume it would get damaged. Especially if it's MDF. Do you have experience with that? I'm just trying to figure out what I'll be up against if I take on a project like this. Thanks!
Best advice I have listened too, including the safety aspects of wearing respiratory protection.
I didn't wear a mask a couple of times for 20 mins each. When will the stuff I inhaled start causing cancer or something? 😢
Thank you for the great advice. I think you just saved me a great amount of backbreaking work, time, and money.❤❤❤
Words of wisdom… I’m listening and the job looks great.Thanks for sharing.
Great and very timely info for removing thin set. I’m currently removing Travertine tile from my kitchen concrete slab floor. I’m using a 20 pound Makita demo hammer and scraper and then physically removing the tile shards for haul away to the dump is very labor intensive. I keep looking at that thin set left behind after removing the tile and not looking forward to having to deal with the thin set next. So I’ll be taking your advice from the positive experience you had with the concrete grinder. Though renting it is a bit pricey saving my back from aching and bending over that demo hammer for hours is worth the cost. Thanks for taking the time to make this excellent video especially for us weekend warriors.
Man you just saved me some time and money!! Thnx you
Thanks for the video bro. I have a DIY project coming up and I have a good amount t of tile I need to pull up. Definitely going to rent that concrete grinder to get the thin set up and the floors smooth.
Loved your testimony. We are going to Homedepot
I’m about to strip the wood out of my home and I’ve stripped glue from concrete the hard way before! Thanks for this video, will be heading to the Depot soon!
Ton of work there, nice digging in and getting it done right. Good tips on PPE as well. Thanks!
I agree 100% - thank you for validating what I also think would be better. That chipping hammer and the caddy machine are hell on your body.
Thanks for this. I've done hundreds of square feet with a hammer drill and a flat chisel blade. I knew there had to be a better way.
About to take a massive remodel on so thank you!!
Glad I found your video. I do have to use my hammer drill with the Bosch Bulldog scraper. Unfortunately, I cannot lift or manage the grinder machine you are using. But, for me, it is much faster than manually scraping. I will eventually post pictures. Thanks
Thanks for the info. I just tried it the hard way and tomorrow I am going to go rent a grinder. Thanks for sharing your experience
Glad I helped. Just make sure you connect a vacume to it. Because it will make lots and lots lot of dust.. and you don't want to breathe that stuff.
Also get some hepa filters for tour vacume and a pack of vacume bags, it will clog cup the filter pretty quick so be prepared to clean out the filter a few times durring the job.
Ok great. Thanks for the advice
I did customers entry way with a 2” wide bit on jack hammer, made a few holes in the concrete with it because it was to narrow. Filled in with concrete patch. Than used a hand held grinder which removed the mortar easily but took 2 hours of grinding to finish a 6’ by 6’ area.
I still need to do customers kitchen. I plan on using my jackhammer to break up tile, than rent out the large grinder.
Heck yeah so many different opinions online but this is for sure the best way to do it
Dude this makes sense, big props brotha!
Thank you!!!
Pretty work, sir!
I never heard of that. Thanks. I've done ot with scraper and jackhammer. Both pains. Dirty work for sure. Renting that next time.
Great video!!
Great video and thank you for the tips
Thanks for the advise !
Have you ever soaked the thinset with water, prior to using the grinder? If so, does it reduce the dust?
It has an attachment for a wet/dry vac to suck up the dust
Thank you so much for your advice. The one thing I'm wondering is if you remove tile in a house that still has the base moulding and door trim installed, does it get ruined by all the chipping? I assume it would get damaged. Especially if it's MDF. Do you have experience with that? I'm just trying to figure out what I'll be up against if I take on a project like this. Thanks!
If you're removing and replacing tile, you're best off popping the floor moulding and replacing it as well.
Thanks for the info bro!!
Brilliant info... drop a link of your army balaclava face mask - i need to get me one..
Damn...
1. I just finished working on my basement, and this would've been the shit! Thanks for the info.
2. My back and wrists are worn out.
Thank you
thanks
I hear ya
How is that machine called ?
Its a concrete grinder
It use diamond disk to smooth out the surface
Thanks for share this video
You should spray water first and then use that machine
true. Time is money.
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It has done killed us!! Thanks for the info!!
This is the only way to do it!
I agree, there's no way I'm doing a whole house floor with a jack hammer.
same thing just happened to me when i rented the jackhammer twice, i just ended up buying a makita
Work smarter not harder
Thanks bro
Thank you