Browse Forums Paving & Concreting 1 Oct 05, 2015 12:20 pm I'm new to DIY and chose to retile our laundry as my first project. The laundry room entrance is about 2cm higher than the rest of the house. When I pulled up the tiles it exposed a layer of concrete that was poured ontop of the houses foundation concrete about 2cm thick. I want to remove this layer. What is the best and easiest way to do this? Re: Removing concrete from on top of concrete. HELP! 2Oct 05, 2015 7:24 pm Is it concrete (with stones) or just a 2cm screed (sand and cement). It is most likely to be a cement screed. A Laundry is a wet area and typically would have a screed to provide falls to the floor trap. The easiest way to remove the screed is to hire an electric jackhammer with a spade bit, Dig down till you get to the concrete slab/screed layer then get down on your hands and knees and work the jack hammer along the line between the concrete and the slab. This should take less than half a day to do. Note, the laundry is a wet area and the new floor will need to be graded to the floor trap and a waterproof membrane installed. Therefore a new screed will be required. To avoid a step down at the door, some of the existing concrete (say 10mm) may also need to be removed. Re: Removing concrete from on top of concrete. HELP! 3Oct 09, 2015 6:07 pm Thank you for your reply!! I've bitten off more than I can chew probably, considering I have no trade experience. I think you're right and it's screed. Let's say I don't care it's a step up, Could I put more screed on top to make it even? Their is a drain hole in the middle I'll need to work around. 6 11407 The best advice is for you to get a competent building consultant to guide you through your build 7 4764 thanks, yes they are dry , thats a good idea with fish oil as sanding will be hard 4 2333 |