removing quarry floor tiles

[dbroms]

i have got to remove kitchen and utility room quarry floor tiles ( her indoors wants a different colour ! ) anybody got any tips, is it worth hiring anything or will a lump hammer and bolster be the best way

cheers Daz

[EricP]

Once one is up and you can get the boulster under the edges, job done

[EricP]

Or even your bolster, if the boulster isn't available!

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i have got to remove kitchen and utility room quarry floor tiles ( her indoors wants a different colour ! ) anybody got any tips

Divorce her

[AlexW]

Best to try and see if the lumpy and bolster works first.

If particularly stubborn you could use an flat SDS bolster type chisel or chipping hammer with bolster etc. This will probably destroy most of the tiles though, if that is a concern.

I removed some with a chipping hammer a few years back because they were /amazingly/ well stuck on.

Alex.

[Michael Chare]

Some of mine were very hard to remove. In one or two places I had to use an angle grinder, e.g. where a wall had been built over some existing tiles. Made a terrible mess though.