Expert Answers in Removal

ANSWER - Depending on what type of sealer you applied, it can enhance the natural color of the stone.   So perhaps the installed stone unsealed, or perhaps the sample that you originally selected, appeared to…

ANSWER - Last year OSHA issued rules to limit workers' exposure to respirable crystalline silica.  The rule that went into effect on June 23, 2016 cuts the respirable silica PEL from 100ug/m3 for an 8-hour…

ANSWER - Normally there are strippers made to remove sealers or coatings that have been applied to a tile surface.  You have to contact the manufacturer of the Rejuvenate Floor Restorer and ask what to…

ANSWER - My first thought is that if the backer board is attached that well, why not leave it on and install over it?  If it is well attached then you…

ANSWER - It sounds odd that the installers are saying they are worried about removing the old tile. If it was installed in a wet-set method where they installed the tile over the freshly installed…

ANSWER - What to use to remove a lot of ceramic tile depends on how well it is bonded to the substrate.  If it is…

ANSWER - First thing is to determine why the tile cracked, so you can make sure your new installation does not crack.

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ANSWER - I would not try to save the wood underneath the cementitious backer board.  The fact that moisture reached the wood either through the top, sides or…

ANSWER - If the stone is bonded well to its substrate, then there is a high probability it will only come up in small pieces.  If the stone isn't bonded well the it might come…