Taking old cork tiles out of bathroom.

Taking old cork tiles out of bathroom.

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ShampooEfficient

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213 months

Tuesday 20th September 2011
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Right. We're doing the bathroom out, got new bog, bath, sink, etc fitted - so before we start with the fancy bits, we need to remove the old flooring tiles. They're cork, fitted on top of the floorboards, but handily some muppet decided to glue them all down.

My current thinking is to put trays of boiling water on to soften the adhesive before peeling - and use a heat gun once the water's been on for a while. Unless anyone has any top tips? They're coming off at the moment, not unlike a packet of ginger nuts that's been hurled at a wall. But much less tasty.

ShampooEfficient

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4,269 posts

213 months

Wednesday 21st September 2011
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Bugger! I was hoping for some sneaky method - they are directly to the floorboards, sadly. Ta muchly all.