Royd 0 #26 February 17, 2008 QuoteJust lay new tile over the existing. You dont own the place, so just epoxy thinset the new tile over the old and crout it. You'll have aabout a 3/8" step up when going into the bathroom, but you can cover it with a threshold plate. You'll probably move to another apt later, so who cares if it's tile over tile. I deal with work all of the time done by people with that attitude, and frankly, it pisses me off. Too damned lazy to do it right, so they do a crappy job and let someone else deal with the consequences. Getting a quality bond, tile on tile, is not guaranteed. Then, you have to put in a raised threshold, thus creating a potential trip hazard for old people, or someone who's not aware of the situation. Then, you'll have to cut off the door bottom. Hopefully, it isn't a hollowcore door and it wasn't cut when it was first installed. I could go on, but thankfully, someone else's crappy work keeps me in business. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 426 #27 February 17, 2008 Quote Suggestion? Bigger Chisel? Power tool? I say telephone. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efs4ever 3 #28 February 17, 2008 Quote Quote Suggestion? Bigger Chisel? Power tool? I say telephone. Then it wouldn't be the fruit of my pain and labor. My MOVIE too. Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #29 February 17, 2008 QuoteHire some Mexican guys. They will have the entire job done in an afternoon. For eight bucks each.skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #30 February 17, 2008 Quote Quote [reply. Sorry, but I don't want the lip that high. It's chisel time! Your're just another one of the "Young Noobs" that asks for advice and then ignores it completely and does your own thing regardless "Young Noob", are you kidding?? Russ is graybeard who's older than than Uranus. Oh fuck, I'm older than Russ and possibly even older than Airtwardo.Realy WOW you're kidding, so all those pics, and time lapse videos , and wandering stories with Womfish, aren't just figments of a young mind WOW, just WOW. And Russ several people (including me) have told you the easy way to do it, Hammer Drill (Ramset Hilti) and a flat blade chisel.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efs4ever 3 #31 February 17, 2008 This has been a chore. Went and bought a 3 pound sledge and a bigger chisel with a hand guard. I can only work in small segments due to dust. I think this is MARBLE tile.Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efs4ever 3 #32 February 17, 2008 *** Advice well taken. I checked on renting one, and it was forty bucks. I OWN the big ass hammer and chisel now. It will be the fruit of my labor. It's only 24 square feet. And Russ several people (including me) have told you the easy way to do it, Hammer Drill (Ramset Hilti) and a flat blade chisel. Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #33 February 17, 2008 I knew it....BIGGER HAMMER! Wet some old bath towels and lay 'em down to retard the dust. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fallfast69 3 #34 February 18, 2008 This is gonna be a hoot...Russell peeing for a week in time lapse You should invite Walt over for some "extra" time lapse entertainmentJon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #35 February 18, 2008 Quote I deal with work all of the time done by people with that attitude, and frankly, it pisses me off. Too damned lazy to do it right, so they do a crappy job and let someone else deal with the consequences. Getting a quality bond, tile on tile, is not guaranteed. Then, you have to put in a raised threshold, thus creating a potential trip hazard for old people, or someone who's not aware of the situation. Then, you'll have to cut off the door bottom. Hopefully, it isn't a hollowcore door and it wasn't cut when it was first installed. I could go on, but thankfully, someone else's crappy work keeps me in business. You seem to be complaining when it's to your benefit.... His post said it's not his apt and was complaining that nothing ever gets done without doing paying for and doing it yourself, and how hard it was chipping out the tile. My suggestion was to make it easier if he wasnt going to get the tile up easily and didnt own the place. I'd never do that shit where I live, but I also have owned everything I have lived in since I was 23. www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #36 February 18, 2008 I've got a floor boss scraper that makes short work of a lot of stuff like that. Did some old parquet last week that it made short work of. Looks like you almost got it, though. Why all that bother with a rental? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efs4ever 3 #37 February 18, 2008 Quote I've got a floor boss scraper that makes short work of a lot of stuff like that. Did some old parquet last week that it made short work of. Looks like you almost got it, though. Why all that bother with a rental? Well, I've been here for nine years. I'll probably be here when they sell out and demolish. Meanwhile, as was stated by a previous poster, If you want a nicer environment you gotta do it yourself. I did the floors to get rid of carpet. I painted rich color on the walls. I bought black mini blinds, black glass top stove, black fridge and black ceramic tile for kitchen. (They put that in) They also gave me a black dishwasher when the last one crapped out. That was dishwasher 3. It's in a nice part of town, and I have a poolside view which is NICE when it's bikini season. (sooon! ) Now I have a new toilet soon to be located on top of a new floor. Soon. Presently I have a flange in the floor and the toilet is on the porch. .Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bloody_trauma 2 #38 February 18, 2008 you could always just move out of your parents house Fly it like you stole it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #39 February 18, 2008 Quote you could always just move out of your parents house Now thats funny, I dont care who you are......www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #40 February 18, 2008 cut the entire subfloor out and replace it with either Durock or similar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buff 0 #41 February 18, 2008 Jesus did anybody look at his profile? Houston defense attorney! I'd just run thru my A/R file and find a couple or three "clients" who do good work and are behind in payments. You should get quality work, the job is complete, and you won't have to read the voluminous saftey warnings that came with your toolsPlease remember to wear your impact resistant glasses when chipping that tile. I would hate to have you put your eye out then sue the manufacturer of the $10.00 chisel thus driving the price of said tool up to $20.00 by the time I need to purchase one. It's called the Hillbilly Hop N Pop dude. If you're gonna be stupid, you better be tough. That's fucked up. Watermelons do not grow on trees! ~Skymama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auburnguy 0 #42 February 18, 2008 you live in texas.... mexicans."If you don't like your job, you don't strike! You just go in every day, and do it really half assed. That's the American way." - Homer Simpson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bloody_trauma 2 #43 February 18, 2008 lol you know youve been in georgia and away from texas for too long when you drive by some hispanic people, point them out to your spouse and say "oh look mexicans!"Fly it like you stole it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efs4ever 3 #44 February 18, 2008 Quoteyou live in texas.... mexicans. Thought about it. Last time I gave Mexicans work they stole a camera from the back seat of my car as I was giving them a ride back to their CORNER. Don't want em in my house unless all my belongings are packed in sealed boxes ready to be loaded on the TRUCK. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #45 February 18, 2008 Just sit in the next room cleaning some guns for the duration that they're in the house and tell them you had to take your Rottweiler over to a neighbour's as it always attacks Mexicans for some reason, (apologise and say you bought it from the border patrol after a judge ordered they couldn't use it as a working dog anymore after it killed some immigrant something, you don't know all the details), and you couldn't have it in the house while they were there working or you wouldn’t have been able to control it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sabre97 0 #46 February 18, 2008 I agree. Did half my house that way. Each room took about a half day to rip the whole floor out. Another half day to lay a new sub-floor. The next day I finished the room. Plus you can level the floor if there is a small pitch. I went that route so I have no raised door enties. The room with a small rise is because I put a lamanite in that room. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #47 February 19, 2008 Do what I did 20 years ago. Get out of criminal defense, and buy a house. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efs4ever 3 #48 February 19, 2008 Ok, I got the tile chipped up and put in enough floor to mount the toilet so I could USE it in the morning. Getting that tile out of there was HELL. Time Lapse Video is HERE Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #49 February 19, 2008 Always the critic. Did you get all of the humps and bumps off of the old floor? That laminate will eventually tell on you if you didn't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #50 February 19, 2008 How are your knees doing? I haven't had to remove tile, but I've laid tile. It's bad enough. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
