Sub-Floor Question??? With picture

[Joshua D.]

I want to put in some New ALLURE flooring in this kitchen. 

My Question is... am i better off putting it on top  of this Old 1"x 1" ceramic tile?  Or should I tear the tile off, but most likely destroy the chip board sub flooring that was added on top of the original laminate? 

Basically, do I cover over, or tear it ALL out?  thoughts? What will the Allure stick best too? 

[DL Martin]

Originally posted by @Peter Tverdov:

You don't need that $169 hammer if you want to spend about an hour or so taking it up yourself. Buy a steel chisel from Lowes or HD $15-$20. You'll spend some more time but it's worth the savings to me. If it's time you are worried about, buy 2 and get a helper. I've broken up and removed kitchen floors in about 90 minutes with a helper.

Peter, you are out of your mind.  : )   

That electric hammer is only $136 if you use the coupon and will pay for itself over and over again in both time saved and muscle soreness. That electric hammer will pull up that tile faster than the helper can sweep it up. 

I doubt that this is the only tile floor that Joshua will be removing over the course of his RE career. But in addition to kitchen and bathroom tile (not only floors but also counter top tile and bath/shower wall tile), that hammer is great for separating cabinets from studs/drywall, countertops from cabinets, breaking up small sections of concrete sidewalks/driveways and on and on... heck, I even used it to quickly dig 300 holes when planting boxwood privets around the perimeter of my yard. 

You can get this bit set, which includes a three inch wide (3") bit ! 

http://www.harborfreight.com/12-in-sds-max-type-ma... $32 with a coupon.  : )

DL