We have some really grotty cork tiles glued to the floorboards in the bathroom and toilet.
We would like to lay lino on a flat base, which seems to require the removal of the tiles, as there are various gaps where bits of tile have been removed, floorboards lifted etc.
Is there a simple way of removing these?
Scraping the tiles off is a bit like playing with a tar baby.
TIA
Dave R
Leave the cork in place, fill the gaps with scraps of tile to make a flat surface.
One of these
Might be aard vork though.
NT
Got two of those - with which I had the 'tar bay' experience.
I also tried a long handled scraper but the Screwfix one is not man enough.
Filling in then hardboard may be an option but I don't want to raise the floor level too high.
The main problem is that as soon as you scrape a bit of cork tile off the glue bonds it to the scraper and all the other bits of tile, bathroom furniture, onlookers, children, stray cats etc.
I will have a look round today for arcane bits of kit - but I could really do with a wonder solvent which will soak through the tiles and disolve the glue without running through the floorboards as well.
Cheers
Dave R
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