Have pulled up all the carpet and scraped off most of the original lino. (FEELING PROUD OF OUR SELVES AS FIRST RENO).[thumbsupanim]
TTHEN tiler guy had a look and said that the floor needed to be ground to remove the glue residue and other stuff.
Then spoke to the floor grinder guy, was doing ok (price time[specool]) then I mention it’s a 2nd floor unit.
Grinding machine weighs 1/2tonn will need to be craned into unit – not sure this will work due to balcony design + $250 for crane.[shocked]I’m looking for any ideas, suggestion, comments and at the moment I would even settle for for a good reno joke to cheer me up.[confused2]
D.B.
Sorry I can’t help you with the grinding problem, but surely this would be a common scenario with units all being up stairs. Maybe call another grinder to get another slant on it.
I also don’t know anything about it, but a look I love is the polished concrete look, maybe with subtle swirls of pattern in it like you see in some coffee shops etc. I’d imagine the tiles that came off would be about the thickness of a topping of concrete which is polished or coated and maybe the glue residue could stay. May be much cheaper than grinding and tiling, and I think it looks fabulous.
Or what about a nice hard wearing carpet (but if it includes a kitchen you obviously need a solution other than carpet)..
Don’t know if this helps, but just an idea from left field.
Wylie
Read somwhere heat wll melt these glues and you could scape off. Try a hairdryer on a small piece and see what happens. Maybe you could hire some sort of bigger heatgun
Fern
turps will break down some of these glues. very messy and time consuming. we are doing a hallway at the moment – not sure if I would tackle a whole room.
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Hi Guys,
What you have sounds like a common scenario. The tiler is right when he says that the old tile and lino glue has to be removed first.
You may be able to find another floor preparation contractor that has a smaller (read lighter) grinder that is more portable and can be muscled up some stairs. Certainly they have hand held grinders that can also do the job, but are more labourious.
Don’t go down the ‘solvents’ road as this is smelly and dangerous.
Also you could hire a hand held diamond grinder from ‘Kennards’ or the like and do the job yourself if your so inclined.
Finally ensure the machines are ‘dustless’ as this will make the job a lot cleaner at the end.
Try Kennard’s or Coates Hire Perhaps even the hire Section of your local Bunnings – They should have one about the size of a Floor Polisher which will do the trick in no time for you.
Once you have done the floor self levelling concrete on top will fix any remaining probs. You could probably even cheat and get away with that without removing the old glue. (I don’t recommend trying it though as it could become more expensive)
Stuart Milne
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Mob: 0404 056 055why not try another floor covering such as floorboards or floating floors.
Call your local Kenards Hire and ask if they have a Line Burner, if not a large paint stripping Burner.
Use that to heat the glue and old bits of tile, but don’t burn it!, just melt/soften.
Next with a sharp Spade peel it of the floor.
It wont take as long as you might think.
in one corner and work inch by inch across the room.
You will need a scrapper to clean the gunk off the spade as well as a large file to keep your spade sharp.
Sharp and Hot. And do not burn!Mark
Modernity Investing
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Thanks for all the pointers.
Original contractor went round to unit and has come back with solution (they have smaller grinder – so can do the job for about the same price as quoted for big machine) so all is looking good. [happy3]
He even gave suggestions on how to get the rest of the lino up (lots of water to moisten the paper backing) – still took a number of hours but a lot easier job when wet.
Partner had a go at grinding back spalsh back – RENO TIP do this sort of thing early in the reno cause everything ends up with a fine layer of dust on it – thats once you can see again through the haze.[suave]
Thanks D.B.
Don’t go down the ‘solvents’ road as this is smelly and dangerous.Yes. Bad idea – it worked but would not try it again. The hall is done now and shinny with three coats. Almost worth the effort.
cheers
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We have always hired from Bunnings both smaller hand sander (for around the edges) and larger unit for the main floorboards. These can be quite easily lifted by my husband and fairly easy to operate. Not hard to do yourself.
Good Luck
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