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    Mar 6, 2009, 12:24 AM
    Preping a concrete floor for ceramic tile
    What is the best way to prep a concrete floor that had ceramic tile before, I removed it with a chipping gun and tried to skim all the high spots, but after the dust settled I notice that there are still high spots and low spots. Not to concerned about low spots because they can be filled in with thin set.
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    Mar 6, 2009, 08:46 AM

    Your low spots must all be brought up to the level of your high spots. Unless you have a small isolated spot that is high you need to forget chipping and go with a self leveling cement. I would also recommend that you not tile directly on the cement floor, cracking will likely happen. Do some research on Ditra Schluter-DITRA - Schluter-Systems so you can eliminate this problem.
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    Apr 1, 2009, 10:25 PM

    1 wanted to say thank you for your help. Sorry I didn't get to you before now but as you are probably aware of a bathroom remodel is a lot of work and one thing after another. All is going well. Do you know of any helpful tips for grouting, especially the final clean up. I know about using plenty of clean water, 3 bozo buckets works fairly well.
    Hope this is the right way to thank you.

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