Does anyone know what the difficulty factor is on a 1-10 scale, 10 being extremely difficult to remove ceramic tile floors?
I want to replace with wood, but only need to remove from 3 rooms (kitchen, nook, office).
i am building a new house, and the builder won't let me use an outside vendor to put wood in until after closing. his prices are more than 3 times the cost! would it be worth it to hire someone, or do it myself. i'm kinda handy, but no pro.
Is the cost in removing and re-setting all of the base molding high?
Thanks for the help

If the tile's not already in, ask the builder to leave it out and just supply a subfloor.

If it's already installed, it should come up pretty easily...I've seen it done with an ice scraper.

The baseboard is easy to remove and replace...the only serious cost might be to replace any pieces that break.

Depending on the amount of tile to come up a chipping hammer could be rented with a 2" spade for about $50/day and will get most everything up in short order.

Are the counters built on top of the ceramic? I would bet they are, in which case you'll have a bigger project that is not that easy. The floor can be covered with a enginered hardwood floor that snaps together like a laminate floor. This can be installed on top of the existing ceramic and is a floating floor. The product is made by Shaw Industries.

Good Luck