How To Remove Thinset From Cement Floor

Today we learn how to take thinset off the floor with a nifty contraption i made.

How to remove thinset from cement floor.

Attach a 5 to 7 in 13 to 18 cm diamond cut wheel to an angle grinder with a 4 5 in 11 cm cup wheel. Link to my other video on how to remo. Remove the remaining thinset with an angle grinder. The most effective and easiest way to remove mastic or thinset from a concrete floor after the tiles have been removed.

The cheapest way to deal with thinset is to get a heavy duty scraping tool such as a chisel and start going to town prying the stuff off the concrete before installing your ceramic tile floor. The thinset on the floor. If you need to grind thin set from the floor of a small room say 80 100 sqft then using a diamond disc on an angle grinder will work beautifully and the project should only take a couple of days and cost you a measly 40 plus a replacement shop vac filter. Connect a 5 horsepower wet dry vacuum to the grinder by pressing its hose into the hole located in the dust shroud.

Otherwise hire a pro or at least rent the appropriate tools if you can afford them. After the old tiles were removed there were still large areas of thinset stuck to the concrete that were obviously not level. To prevent the tiles from cracking the floor also needs to be level.