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mocus · 03-09-2016, 01:37 PM

I am taking up 12" square tile off of the floor and I am wondering if anyone knows a good way to get the adhesive up once the tile is removed. The new floor will not require anything to stick down, they lock together. Thanks, Tom

Lumatic · 03-09-2016, 01:53 PM

Heat gun and putty knife. What kind of new floor are you putting down?

prairieschooner · 03-09-2016, 01:57 PM

Mine was so dried up that I just had to scrape it.
But I wanted to give you a "heads up" on the "Locking" type and not using an adhesive. I tried this with a Luxury Vinyl Floating Flooring that I purchased from Lumber Liquidators (the stuff was junk!). The 1st time that the flooring came apart I removed pieces and put it back together using an adhesive, that repair did not come apart and the 2nd time that it came apart I made the same repair. The 3rd time that it came apart, all in different areas, I took it all out.
I have seen others that have experienced this separation with their Vinyl, Bamboo & Cork Flooring when attending Vintage Trailer Rallies so my problem was not unique.

I found a product the Lowes has an exclusive on called Smart Core;
http://www.lowes.com/Search=smart+co...tt=smart+core#!

I talked with the manufacturer about my installation and he recommended that I glue it down. I used Liquid Nails Polyurethane Adhesive in a pattern similar to what was recommended to install an epoxy countertop by putting daubs down from the tube to allow the assembly to expand and contract. I also used a water based flooring glue to adhere the seams.
I did this last year when it was still in the 80s & 90s and it has since been down into the teens over this winter with no signs of movement.
Good Luck!

mocus · 03-09-2016, 08:02 PM

I have tile up but need to take the adhesive up. I had new plywood floor installed (rot), in the front 19'er, and am taking rest of tile up. I was shopping in Lowe's for tile and the salesman said he had a great deal (yea rite), of 6 boxes, 7 tiles each, 26.5X13" that had been special ordered and customer refused them. They were marked down to $73 and he said if I would take he would sell all for $32. The tile were a few hundred bucks originally and I could not pass it up (I would tile my driveway at that price. Like I said, tile are up but floor is so sticky, it needs to come up...I need something to clean floor. I will peruse website you provided. Thank you both very much. Manufacturer web site www.ivcgroup ( that's it), and box says "Luxury Vinyl Tiles." That's it

mocus · 03-10-2016, 07:24 AM

For some reason, when working on trailer, I come up with these hairbrain ideas. I am going to "try" placing one tile at a time on the floor, tracing around with pencil, lifting tile and putting adhesive around the drawn line. I believe this would help seal cracks and after tiling is complete, hold in place. It's in the 70's in Virginia making it a good day to start. This way would make for an easier removal of tile if Need be and less mess. I will go to Lowe's and see what I can find. Thanks to ya.

Minno · 03-10-2016, 08:10 AM

You might want to "skin" your floor with thin luan or plywood to cover the sticky before you lay your tile. We have a floating cork floor from Lumber Liquidators and have had no problems with it, down to minus 25 degrees and plus 100 degrees. Can't beat your deal, though!

Kay