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I was meant to be relaying some loose quarry tiles for a customer in their porch that had come loose. I went to remove them and found that nothing was really supporting them over the floor void apart from some crumbly adhesive.

Now having removed a bigger section, I've battened and boarded the area to make it solid using 12mm WBP ply. But before I lay the tiles I need to remove the adhesive without damaging the tiles. Any ideas?

Ta

It depends on the adhesive used. If it's a polymer then you could try different solvents. If it's a non-polymer adhesive then you can try using steam to soften it first. generally though, the best method is to get a blade in between the back of the tile and the adhesive and chisel away at it.

By coincidence, I just lifted a load of quarry tiles today. I took one look at the back of the first one and decided that they weren't worth trying to save. They've been condemned to be taken from this place and skipped.

i have removed adhesive before by chucking the tiles into a bucket off water for a week or so but have no idea what sort of adhesive it was!!!

Best way is to use a 4 inch angle grinder with a cupped diamond disc....
http://www.tradetiler.com/acatalog/info_2_cupped.html

Dust mask and goggles essential.