Tile Removal and Demo on Long Island

Yes. Disposal is part of the job.

It’s the messiest part of any tile job — dust, broken tile, mortar. We dust-seal doorways, lay floor protection from the entry to the work area, and bag debris on-site. Most customers say the cleanup is much better than they expected.

Sometimes the subfloor needs work after demo (loose nails, damaged plywood, old adhesives). That’s normal and we plan for it as part of the prep stage. Sometimes demo reveals issues that needed addressing anyway — like a slow leak that had been damaging the subfloor.

Only after substrate prep. New tile needs a flat, clean, sound substrate — sometimes new backer board, sometimes leveling compound, sometimes uncoupling membrane. Skipping this step is exactly why tile fails 18 months later.