Remove Wall Tiles Without Damaging Plaster

Work the putty knife or plaster spatula in and out behind the tile in a cutting like motion around each side of the tile to loosen it from the wall.

Remove wall tiles without damaging plaster.

The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off. Tap the chisel until the tile is removed and place the pieces in the bucket. Chisel tiles off the wall using the chisel and hammer until the plasterboard is free of tiles collecting the pieces in. Run the gout cutter around the tile edges in the grout area.

Pry the tiles loose one at a time by pushing the trowel behind the tile and mastic. This video demonstrates an easy way to remove glued on tile while keeping drywall damage to a minimum. To remove wall tiles start by heating up the grout between the tiles with a blow dryer so it s easier to remove. You need to use the proper tools and work at a slow pace.

The tile should pop away from the wall. Score the 1st tile you plan on starting with using the grout cutter. Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them. Be careful not to gouge the drywall any more.

Then make and x motion within the tile with the tile cutter. 1 glide a rotary tool with an. Place a wide blade chisel or similar tool against the bottom of the adhesive under a corner tile. You will be peeling the outer paper layer loose from the drywall.

This will further loosen the tile reducing the chances of you damaging the drywall behind it when you start removing the tile from the wall. Step 4 pry the tile away from the wall gently using the putty knife or plaster spatula. Next use a chisel and hammer to pry the tiles off of the wall. In order to remove the tile and cause little to no damage to your plaster put down the sledgehammer.