Week one of the floor renovation:
Researching online it was clear there was no easy way to remove the old tile. Everything said you just have to chip away at it with a hammer and chisel. The first tile took over an hour to remove and that didn't count the time to clean up the adhesive. Two more hours and two more tiles and we were both ready to look for a way to replace the three tiles only and abandon the project.
Next day, I wondered if heat might help. The heat gun did seem to help, especially with the adhesive clean-up, but it wasn't quite enough. The propane torch worked better if you ignore the inherent danger of open flames and extremely hot ceramic tile shrapnel. Ultimately, the torch made it possible to imagine we could finish and a short 20 hours later (spread over four days) the tiles were out.
We talked about leaving the hardwood in place and tackle it later, but again, insanity took over and we started prying the flooring up. It was glued and nailed to make sure anyone trying to remove it would have a lot of fun.
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