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Getting a Bathroom Tear-Out Done Before Holiday Guests Arrive
Imagine your guest room is made up, the air mattress is inflated, but the only bathroom on that floor is stripped down to the studs. That’s a bathroom remodel nightmare scenario, especially when it interferes with holiday company. Thankfully, it’s avoidable. At Wasatch Tile Removal, we see the same thing every season. The tear-out is the first domino. When it falls, everything else falls with it: plumbing, waterproofing, tile, and fixtures. Book the Demolition Before the Inst
Wasatch Tile Removal
Oct 112 min read


Carpet, Pad, and Staples: What Full Carpet Removal Includes
Pull back one corner of an old carpet and you can see the job in layers: on top is the carpet, underneath it is the pad, and around the edges is a strip of wood bristling with tacks. Each one has to leave the house before a new floor goes down. At Wasatch Tile Removal, full carpet removal means the room is taken down to a clean subfloor, ready for the installer. The Carpet Itself The carpet is cut into strips the crew can roll and carry without dragging it through the rest of
Wasatch Tile Removal
Oct 92 min read


Countertop and Backsplash Removal During a Kitchen Update
A kitchen update that keeps the cabinets and replaces the counters and backsplash sounds like the simple version of a remodel. On the removal side, it is the version that takes the most care. Everything coming out sits on, or against, something that is staying. At Wasatch Tile Removal, kitchen demolition on a partial update is about taking out exactly what the plan calls for and leaving the rest ready for the new work. Start With the Sequence A typical countertop and backspla
Wasatch Tile Removal
Oct 72 min read


Thinset vs. Mortar Bed: Why Older Homes Take Longer to Demo
At Wasatch Tile Removal, we know the tear-out is the part of a remodel most people haven't planned for. What sits underneath the tile decides how long the job runs and how much material leaves the house. Most of what we pull up was set one of two ways: thinset or mortar bed. From above they look the same, but they come out very differently. How Thinset Tile Comes Out Thinset is a thin layer of cement-based adhesive troweled onto backer board or a slab, with the tile pressed i
Wasatch Tile Removal
Oct 72 min read
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