Originally posted by --Mac:
They make wet saws for that. With attached vacuum for spillover. Keeps the dust to a minimum, but you should still wear proper filter mask to avoid inhaling that stuff.
I know. but these things are designed to cut stone, marble etc and you have to move the material TO the cutter, not the other way round.
The problem was that the marble skirtings were attached to lowest side of the wall. They are like strips, about 2 feet wide at the the most, 2,5 inches high and less than an inch deep. About 1/3 of their depth is inside the wall. The wall is brick, and has a mortar coat comprised of a mixture of sand, cement and white marble powder, and painted on top.
So I cut about 1/8th of an inch above the skirting, to "break the bond with the mortar above, and then with judicious use of a hammer and scalpel, the skirtings come out easily, without damaging the wall above.
Our existing floor is called "mosaic" and is exactly like this photo from the web, only the stuff between the white stones is black, you can also see the marble skirtings on the side. You will see detailed photos when I finish.
[This message has been edited by trident (edited 11-16-2009).]
[This message has been edited by trident (edited 11-16-2009).]