Flooring Tile - Chip Hammer

I'm not sure if this is what it's called. I saw it used to remove ceramic tile on a DIY show. I need to remove a small ceramic tile floor & I thought this would work. Any thoughts out there??

It should work just fine. Get a 2" spade to go with it.

Thanks very much

I used the chip hammer(what a job) to remove the tiles. It chewed up the subfloor somewhat, will the thinset fill in the chewed up sections & level it or do I need to rip the subfloor up & start anew?:confused:

What kind of subfloor and how bad are the divots?:)

It looks like 3/8 plywood. The divots aren't that bad. Also, should I use the pre-mixed Thinset or the bag? I'm a little nervous about mixing the Thinset to the right consistency.:wall:

I'll assume that the 3/8" is a second layer of plywood and the first layer is probably 3/4" or 5/8". If the 3/8" is in bad shape take it up and put down a new layer of plywood and then cement backer board. It the 3/8" is not in to bad a shape you'll be able to fill the divots with thinset when you install the cement backer board. If the 3/8" ply is glued down it will be a pia to tare out. If its just nailed or screwed it wont be to bad.

If you replace the 3/8" ply, just screw it to the first layer of ply, no glue. Avoid screwing into the joists below. Cement board gets set in unmodified thinset and screwed to the ply. Avoid screwing into the joists below. Setting the tile directly to the plywood is not recommended.:)