I want to remove the laminate flooring and put tile in what tools do I need to use and how do you get the glue off
something to scrape the floor is about all you will need. the glue, well, scrape,scrape and then scrape some more. sanding will also work. whats under the laminate? If it is anything other than cement then you are going to have to lay cement board and if that is the case then you don't necessarily have to scrape the glue perfectly flat. you can also go to your local home depot and buy something that will soften the glue up. good luck
It should be a floating floor. If it is glued together, then you can't save it. I like Don's answer, might be fun. Cut it up in manageable strips, have fun. If it is snap together, you might be able to save it for another project. You'd have to remove the baseboard or shoe, but you could save most of it. But if you don't care about saving it, go back to the circular saw. If the floor is the thin plywood tongue and grove with hardwood veneer of yesteryear, then you have quite a chore. Cut it up, and scrap, scrap, scrap. Some of that type was glued down. I'm sure it will very tough to remove by using a floor scraper and elbow grease. But that's only way I know of to remove the glue.
If it is a floating type floor, which I suspect it is, your job is easy. Simply set the blade depth on your skill saw to the thickness of the flooring, (the padding underneath should keep your saw blade off the concrete), and whack it into manageable pieces. This might actually be fun. Try cutting patterns in the floor, like compass point stars, or whatever floats your boat!
