Basement tile and adhesive removal with pictures.
I am "unfinishing" an unsightly basement for a rental. The basement floor has chipped tile that leaves an adhesive residue behind. It's not so sticky, but will look shoddy if not addressed. Unfortunately, the tile needs elbow grease to come up, and it breaks off in pieces, not one at a time.
My intention is just to remove that tile and adhesive and leave the plain concrete; I am not going to paint it.
What tools and materials will make short work of getting the tile up in the first place, then removing the adhesive? I heard that a sander will quickly get gummed up with adhesive and won't be effective. If there is an alternative solution like putting carpet squares over it, please provide input on that too.
It looks like this: