Black Tar Like Substance Under Floor Tile

When tile is removed it is frequently a two part process.
Black tar like substance under floor tile. The materials chosen for the floors determine the type of adhesive necessary. Flooring is normally installed onto a foundation using a an effective adhesive. The planks are styleselection from lowes. The newer layer is made up of real tile and grout but the old layer under is made out of white ceramic or linoleum i m not sure what exactly but it has a black tar like layer beneath it.
Black tar was a popular option for flooring adhesive in homes built prior to the 1970s. Is this an adhesive from back in the days. It can still be found when the floor of such a home is pulled up. The exposed tar is hard as paint but some of the tar still under is still sticky.
They are peel and stick with the adhesive being a black tar like substance on the backside of the planks. Joe is removing some black tar flooring mastic from. Common in homes built in the 20th century black mastic was used as an adhesive for ceramic tile linoleum and other flooring materials. The surface is the original hard wood flooring.
The kitchen has 2 layers of tile. The floor was swept and and mopped with a phosphate cleaning solution prior to applying the planking. If tar is accidentally tracked into your home of if tar based linoleum adhesive seeps out of a seam you can usually remove it without special equipment heavy labor or specialized cleaning compounds. First the tile itself is taken up either cut pried or chiseled from the floor.