Ok...so my husband and I needed to replace our water damaged carpet in the basement. We planned on staining the concrete because the risk of water is too high for cheap material and I really love stained concrete and finally have a chance to do it. He is deployed and my tenant couldn't afford rent because his wife is living in a different state and their dogs got sick. So..he offered to tear up the carpet for us. Initially I said no because I didn't know the condition of the floor underneath and am too busy to finish the floor with 2 young kids. He said that he did contracting house work with his dad who remodels and flips houses for a living. So I said ok. Well...he lifted the carpet and apparently there was a vinyl tile like stuff underneath. Well he scraped it up. I came downstairs and only half the floor is done and he has left it like that for over a month. The floor is black with trowel like marks on it and there are huge chunks of concrete ripped out. He says the black is the concrete but I think its some sort of adhesive. Needless to say I'm pretty upset about it.
So...what is the black stuff? How do I get rid of it? What do I do about the torn up chunks of concrete and how do I get the rest of tile up without tearing up my floor more. I am about to lose it with this kid.
So...what is the black stuff? How do I get rid of it? What do I do about the torn up chunks of concrete and how do I get the rest of tile up without tearing up my floor more. I am about to lose it with this kid.
I guess if I really want to learn how to remodel then tiling is something I'm going to have to learn eventually. So all the pieces he's already pulled up and scraped up, is there a risk of asbestos exposure to myself and my kids? And whats the cheapest place to get tile?
