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I previously had ceramic tile installed incorrectly. I removed the ceramic successfully but I would like to know how I should get the mastic off of the tile and the floor (plywood)?

April 26, 2017ceramic ceramic tile floor incorrectly installed mastic removed successfully tile

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I previously had ceramic tile installed incorrectly. I removed the ceramic successfully but I would like to know how I should get the mastic off of the tile and the floor (plywood)?

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A. If the mastic is Thinset you can use a scraper. If it’s epoxy, it is virtually impossible to get up. In that case, you would have to use some type of underlayment over the existing subfloor and then tile over of that.