Serving West Jordan, UT
Tear-out and prep in West Jordan, UT
Getting the old floor out and the substrate ready for what goes on next.
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West Jordan slabs are often young enough that the concrete was poured flat and has moved since. In the subdivisions west toward Bangerter and 7800 South a floor can read acceptable across a short span and still carry a dip across the width of a room, which large format tile will not forgive. On the older east side near Jordan Landing there has usually been at least one covering before this one. In both cases the high and low spots get mapped after demolition, and grinding or a leveling pour is decided then.
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 West Jordan
Requests come from the neighborhoods around Jordan Landing and Gardner Village, the older streets near Redwood Road, and the newer subdivisions running west toward Bangerter and the 7800 South corridor.
Questions
Frequently asked
How much does tile tear-out and floor prep cost in West Jordan?
Removal itself is only part of it: how far out of flat the slab measures once it is bare, and whether the fix is grinding high spots or pouring leveler into low ones, is what actually sets the scope. 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 a newer West Jordan floor still need leveling before large format tile?
Often it does. New construction is not the same as flat, and settling in the first years can leave a slab that was acceptable at pour out of tolerance now. Large format tile raises the bar because the longer the piece, the less it can follow a dip without one edge sitting proud of its neighbor, which is lippage you feel with a bare foot. The floor gets checked with a straightedge across several directions before any decision is made.
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