Taking up / removing VCT over concrete

[PaulR]

Not garage related per se, but I figured I'd share some knowledge I gained today. I've got a line of about 35 VCT's in a commercial building I had to rip up today. After spending 3 hours on only 6 tiles with the biggest baddest chisels and floor scrapers that Lowes had, I had an idea: Air Hammer with a chisel bit. Works like a charm, wicked faster than scraping or chiseling by hand. Be careful actually, I dug into the concrete a few times. get a full face mask too, the bits of tile fly right up into your face and sting a bit.

HTH
Paul

 

[PecosBill]

Try taking a torch to them. Heat them up and they'll pop right up.

 

[Cabby89]

Time to go rent a machine like this

 

[PecosBill]

Time to go rent a machine like this

not for 35sf.

 

[PaulR]

Try taking a torch to them. Heat them up and they'll pop right up.

hmmm, hadn't thought of that. Propane, mapp, or O/A?

 

[PecosBill]

Just a hand held propane torch will do it.

 

[maxwedge]

A heat gun works pretty well too.