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prep for ceramic tile...remove tar like adhesive

stansum
13 years ago

I have an older home with a cement floored screened porch. The prior owner put down vinyl tile with an adhesive that looks like tar but is probably some kind of asphalt adhesive. The tile comes up easiy (the adhesive is still pliable after all these years) leaving a tar like residue on the cement. I can cut the adhesive with mineral spirits and remove the adhesive BUT the cement retains some residue which has soaked into the concrete.

Question>>> what should I do to prepare for a porcelein tile installation? The concrete is in good shape, sound and quite flat. Any thoughts would be appreciated

Thanks, Stan

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