Removing old wall tile adhesive

I use this all the time for this type of thing
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp;jsessionid=LJ2SICLZRFB3OCSTHZPCFFA?id=11873&ts=36263
and got the tip from someone on this forum!!

They did have what looked exactly the same thing in aldi a few months ago for £10

 

Depending on the type of adhesive you are trying to remove, a wallpaper steamer can often soften old tile adhesive. It then just scrapes off with a filler knife.

 

soak it with water and leave....then just scrap away

 

I use this all the time for this type of thing
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp;jsessionid
=LJ2SICLZRFB3OCSTHZPCFFA?id=11873&ts=36263
and got the tip from someone on this forum!!

They did have what looked exactly the same thing in
aldi a few months ago for £10

I've got the Bosch one and the cheapy aswell, both are great for adhesive removal I use them all the time.

 

notverycleverman - - by steaming it, you'll also usually blow the plaster... not a clever idea is it

 

If you know how to use a steamer you cannot blow the plaster. How do you think wallpaper is removed with one?

Just keep the steamer head moving slowly across the area.

If you hold it in one position for more than 20 seconds or so then you <u>can</u> blow the plaster, so keep it moving.

So basically, it is a vercleverideam3fitter

 

Notveryclever, all your ideas are just that, they work in theory... old plasterwork blows pretty easily m8... as i said in theory you're a verycleverman Not worth the risk, when wetting it down or using a razor scraper is more commonly used in the real world.. get in it, you'll like it

 

I've got the Bosch one and the cheapy aswell, both
are great for adhesive removal I use them all the
time.


ah, yes, i believe it may have been you bstyle who made me buy another tool

 

Notveryclever, all your ideas are just that, they
work in theory... old plasterwork blows pretty easily
m8... as i said in theory you're a verycleverman
Not worth the risk, when wetting it down or
using a razor scraper is more commonly used in the
real world.. get in it, you'll like it


So you're right are you? Hmmmm, funny that this steamer method works for my tilers on our refurbs.

You carry on chipping and scraping, it doesn't matter to me.

 

but i would say the electric chisel would be quicker

 

What's the rush?

 

I often use a steamer, as i find it quicker. You don't need to over steam the walls to soften the adhesive. If some of the skimming blows with steam, then it'll probably come off with the leccy scraper anyway. It's better for any suspect skimming to come off, as this is always the weak link in any tiling.
Steamer/scraper use which you find easiest some posters will tell you there is only one way to do the job. Different walls & adhesives will determine which method is correct for a given situation, experience will help you decide.

 

The steamer heads my guys use are about 100mm x 75mm and not the big wallpaper type. This gives full control over where you are steaming and as mj says, you do not need to over steam the adhesive to make it soft. Just follow along behind the steamer head with a scraper and the adhesive just falls off with no damage to the plaster at all.

 

Thanks for the replies - very helpful. Can anyone
give me the name of the cheaper (i.e. not the Bosch)
electric scraper?

The make of the cheapy scraper is Parkside. it was bought from one of the cheap shops, I think it was Lidl.

It's unlikely that you will get one from this store now as it was a weekly special many months ago.

 

> Hi guys,
Just to let you know I tried the wallpaper steamer
and it worked fine. As long as I didn't leave it in
one place for more than around 20 secs the plaster
was undamaged and the adhesive softened enough to be
scraped off.


Glad to be able to help.

<u>m3 fitter</u>, are you reading this? Try and learn something, it may not be easy for a thickneck like you but give it a try.

 

you're still a *** notveryclever, plenty of methods work...some with no risk whatsoever, were you born a condescending r-sole or did you teach yourself

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Notveryclever, give m3 a break you nancy, steaming could blow the plaster end of so scraping the only way.

End of.

Passy.