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Tear-out and prep in Millcreek, UT
Getting the old floor out and the substrate ready for what goes on next.
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Mid-century Millcreek homes frequently have original hardwood running underneath a later tile entry or kitchen, and that changes how the removal is approached. The installer works to lift the tile and any glued-down membrane without tearing into boards the owner may want kept, refinished, or matched at a doorway later. These are considered remodels on the east bench, so once the floor is bare the substrate gets checked for flatness and for deflection, not simply swept and covered again.
What this covers
- Removing old tile, thinset, and backer board
- Pulling carpet, vinyl, and floating floors
- Grinding and flattening a slab
- Self-leveling underlayment over uneven floors
- Installing backer board and uncoupling membrane
- Debris haul-off from the tear-out
What affects the scope
Every tile job is different, and the independent installer who does the work sets their own price. These are the things they will usually need to know before they can estimate:
- The square footage coming out and what it is bonded to
- Whether the old tile sits on a slab or on a wood subfloor, which are different removals
- How much thinset is left behind and how hard it is to grind back
- Whether the floor is flat enough or needs leveling before the new surface
- Whether backer board, membrane, or both are called for underneath
- Dust containment, since tile removal is one of the dustiest jobs in a house
Worth asking any installer directly: are you licensed and insured for this work, what waterproofing system do you use, what is your estimate and what does it include, when could you start, and what happens if something is not right afterwards? Related reading: What does tile installation actually cost?
Tear-out and prep across Millcreek
Requests come from across the city, from the streets below the mouth of Millcreek Canyon and the neighborhoods around 3300 South and 3900 South, over to the older blocks near Highland Drive and the west side of the city toward State Street.
Questions
Frequently asked
How much does tile tear-out and floor prep cost in Millcreek?
What moves the scope is how the old tile was bonded, whether hardwood or a finished surface below has to be protected during removal, and what the substrate needs before heavier stone or large format tile can go over it. Taylorsville Tile Co. does not set prices. If an independent local installer is available for your job, that installer gives you their own estimate and you agree it directly with them before any work starts.
Does removing old tile risk the original hardwood in a Millcreek brick home?
There is real risk, and it depends on how the tile was installed. Tile set over a proper backer board usually comes up with the board and leaves the wood scuffed but intact. Tile glued directly to the boards is worse, because the adhesive can pull grain out and sanding it off removes thickness from a floor that may already have been refinished. The installer checks an inconspicuous corner first to see which situation it is.
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