Vinyl floor tile
A tile that comes up whole gets lifted by hand and goes into the bag intact. Power sanding, grinding and chiseling are ruled out on these floors because they shatter tile and spread its dust.
Floor Tile and Mastic Removal in Apple Valley, Minnesota
Typical cost in Apple Valley
- One bathroom or laundry floor, about 50 to 100 sq ft$1,150 – $2,800+
- One kitchen or large room, about 150 to 300 sq ft$1,700 – $4,800+
- Several rooms or a basement, about 500 to 1,000 sq ft$3,800 – $11,500+
Old kitchens and basements can hide two or three layers of flooring, and any of them, plus the black mastic below, may contain asbestos. We sample each layer separately and take the positive ones down to a clean subfloor or slab for your installer.
On July 1, 2021, Minnesota stopped exempting floor tile and sheet flooring in single-family homes and in buildings with no more than four units. For you, that means the split-level entry, the old kitchen and the basement rec room all follow the same rules, whether the house is in Apple Valley, Rosemount or Empire.
Flooring layers we remove
Black mastic
The adhesive under tile is tested separately. A clean tile can sit on positive mastic, and the reverse can happen too.
Paper-backed sheet flooring
Pull up a corner of old sheet vinyl and you may find a paper layer stuck to its underside. MPCA describes that backing as friable in most cases, so we mist it the whole time it is coming up and close each bag before the next piece lifts.
Covering it instead
If the old floor is whole and you are happy to build over it, MDH says it can stay put under the new one. Broken or crumbling tile is different. It can release fibers, and MDH’s advice there is a licensed contractor.
Getting ready for floor removal
The work goes faster when the room is ready.
Clear the floor
Move furniture and stored boxes out. In a laundry room or kitchen, appliances need to be disconnected and moved.
Carpet over old tile
Carpet and pad can sit on top of older tile. Tell us if you are unsure what is underneath, and we sample at a corner.
After removal
Once the floor is bare, your flooring installer can check the subfloor or slab and prepare it for the new floor.
Floor still untested? Book asbestos testing. Everything else is on the main page.
Request a free asbestos removal quote
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