Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile.
Removing ceramic tile adhesive from wood floor.
Water heat solvents and sanding are all choices that can be used depending on what adhesive was used and what flooring lies beneath.
In some cases the only way to tear out the ceramic tile is with heavy equipment such as a jackhammer or air chisel.
You will then have to pry off the leftover residue.
Press the blade into the grout joint turn the machine on and let the grout vibrate into powder.
This will expose the plywood underlayment.
Luckily various methods can be tried to get the cleanest removal possible.
This can be accomplished using a pry bar to peel off the larger chunks.
Use a ball peen or masonry hammer and cold chisel to tap the pieces free.
First the tile itself is taken up either cut pried or chiseled from the floor.
Since not all will come off there will be an uneven layer of adhesive left behind.
When tile is removed it is frequently a two part process.
Take care not to hit the floor too hard as damage to the subfloor could occur.
As you loosen the thinset use a metal scraper to remove it from the floor.
Using a hammer and a chisel if necessary repeatedly strike the thinset in an effort to loosen its bond with the subfloor.
Chip out a single row of tile down the length of the floor and another row across the width with the intersection of the two rows somewhere in the middle of your floor.
Removing adhesive residue from wood floors can be extremely difficult.
Pry upwards on the broken piece of.
Remove the grout around single tiles with the oscillating tool.