How much does it cost to remove ceramic floor tile Most contractors charge 2 - 2.50 sq ft the surface under the tile would also determine the final price such as concrete plywood vinyl etc?

Answer 1

"It is free if you do it yourself or if you want someone else to do it find a highschool kid to do for $20.00"...... This is a ridiculous answer from someone who is obviously not involved with construction in any way...The $2-2.50 range is quite standard for tile removal and if anything it is too low in my opinion...there is a lot involved....I charge anywhere from $3.50/$5 per sq. ft....this includes chipping the old tile off of the concrete slab, grinding the thin-set with a diamond cup grinding wheel, you have to take it all off....right down to the slab....and then prepping the floor for new installation...which includes leveling the slab. I use 4 mil plastic to enclose the area to keep dust from traveling throughout the house and attach a $500 vacuum to my grinder to make sure that I minimize the dust in the first place. Then I use a $30,000 truck to pull a $10,000 dump trailer up to the house and remove all the trash...then I drive 25 miles to the nearest dump that takes construction debris and pay to dump it....so as you can see when you factor all of this (and more....I didn't even get to insurance, workman's compensation, and fuel cost!!!!) for a legitimate contractor to do the work $2.50 is a steal....you might want to check his license and insurance just in case....

i'm not sure about a steal, but 2-2.5/ft is a fair price, don't pay the "high school kid" $20, he comes in while chipping and gets a piece of ceramic in his eye, guess who is liable... verify insurance before hiring anyone as already mentioned