Today I tackled the tiles that had to come out.
I used a cold chisel and a hammer to free the tiles up, and it took about 2 hours to get them all out.
Then I had to get the old tile cement off the concrete floor

That took the rest of the day. After much trying of different methods, including using a spade to try and chop it off, I settled on using a hammer to crush the tile cement into powder, then vacuumed the big stuff up, then used a scraper to get the last bits off. Then vacuum again because everything was just dust.
But it's done. The floor is now perfectly smooth so that when I lay the flooring next weekend it will also be as smooth as possible. During the week, after work, I will undercut the door frames to just the right height so that the flooring can fit under the edges for a good finish. And I will clean up all the skirting boards / kick boards ready for reinstallation after the flooring is finished.
After the floor was done I did a bit of gardening, tidied up the front yard a bit. Then I mowed all the grass, but the weed eating can wait a week. I didn't have it in me. Right now the sprinklers are watering the grass. It's been very dry for too long now, and the grass is getting very pale. Some water will perk it right up

Mrs Zog made a delicious bobotie for supper, some things about SA are just divine
