a screw driver and hammer-be careful not to scratch the tile or a chisel or putty knife and a hammer- test it out and see what works best for you- you can also just remove half of it and re caulk to make it look clean
You can use a flat-head screwdriver to remove the caulk by piercing the caulk and digging it out. There are also special made tools for removing caulk that can be bought in hardware stores. For smaller bits of caulk, you can buy a solvent that will loosen it up, allowing the caulk to be easily removed with a paper towel
Hi You can use solvent or stripping agent to remove silicone caulk from tiles. Find more helpful tips, ideas at http://www.gharexpert.com Thanks
With the caulk remover tool by Black and Decker
Cut around the toilet with a razor blade knife. There isn't any under the toilet, you should be able to remove what is left on the floor after you take the toilet up.
I always make a hardwood 'chisel' for this and scrape it off with the sharp edge. Finish off with "Goo Gone' or something similar.
You can use 3m's caulk remover and a sharp razor blade.
Polyseamseal silicone caulk would be the best caulking to use with bathroom tile, if you're not going to pain the caulk. If you desire to paint the caulk, MAPEI latex caulk would be best to use with the bathroom tile.
Tile floors can use other, more exotic bonding agents, but caulk is cheaper and usually leaves the best result.
Tile backsplash is applied in kitchens and bathrooms. Most tile used is made out of granite and is applied with common house caulk. It can be cheaper to have someone else do it, and take less time.
Purchase a tube of colored caulk matching (or close to) the grout you used on the floor tile.
Yes you can, but it is a cleaner job if you remove the old caulking (as much as you can) and reseal it with new caulk.
Heat gun, or a hair dryer set on high heat the caulk, to soften it, peel it off,
pull it out
cost to remove tile floor
Not the greatest idea, when packing in the oakum and then pouring the lead and caulking it the hub could split wide open Your new caulking job will last longer if you remove the old caulk and any of its debris and make sure the area is dry before adding new caulk. You can use an old screwdriver to remove the old.
It is best to remove the wall tiles. You need a flat service and a lot of times old tile will not be perfectly flat. If you remove the tiles you will have a good base to tile on. If you don't want to remove the tiles you may be able to add a backer board on top of the old tile and then tile on that.
To remove cat vomit from Travertine tile, clean the tile as normal. A simple solution to clean the tile and to sterilize is using apple cider vinegar. There is not much of a risk cleaning the tile unless an abrasive cleaner is used.