I hate wood but no less than tiles and thinset. I try various youtube (BS) solutions and finally stumble on what works: the method everybody says "will ruin your floor, make your wife file for divorce and get your dog run over".
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Ive never seen such a small demo take so long. For someone so smart i found it hard to believe you struggled this much. Im sure you know how to do it faster now lol. I wouldve pulled the 1/4 inch with tile atttched with a demo bar and you get the thinset off with a cup grinder takes no time at all couldve had it done in a couple hours
The crawl space plumbing job is still my favorite worst job ever video!
Now ain't that just the cutest little Elmo you ever seen.
It would be easier to remove all of the subfloor with a sawzall.
Luan is what 1/4 plywood is called.
I played down ditra before finding out my subfloor was wildly uneven. So up comes the ditra along with all of the cheap thinset.
Your actually lucky they did not use cement board it typically pulls up the subfloor as well.
Brother. . .
If ya can't handle an F Bomb,
Go fuck yer hat !
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LMMFAO @ 24 grit and a sander !
AHHHHH ha ha ha ha ha
maybe if you're plannin on a divorce 24 grit and a sander .
Just got done taking up the floor in my basement . . . .same same
No fun, and no help .
No kiddin
the sander thing is fucked but when i did a job like this i used a angle grinder with a mason blade to smooth out the high bits
Self leveling cement always an option…. Experienced this so many times and you just try not to wish the previous guy dead lol
The thin plywood on top the subfloor is called underlay, and thats currently code in Canada i believe.
Having done a stint in the army, I learned that nothing is better for one's morale than commiseration. I salute you, fellow miserator.
I went through this exact escalation of force and arrived at the same conclusion: best left for some other schmuck.
They did a propper job putting it down I can tell you that much
It's always good to see the struggle. What I don't understand is why you couldn't pull up the plywood. Usually tile is placed over a mortar with a sheet (ideal, easiest removal), plywood or a cement backerboard you pull up the plywood/backerboard/mortar and tile comes with it. Makes removing the tile a 1-2 hour job. Demo hammer is definitely way to go though if you have to do this
Angle grinder with 5" diamond wheel and dust guard