Removing Old Tiles From Walls

Our shower room needs revamping.

Removing old tiles from walls.

Removing tiles is a job that you can. Break the tile if necessary. Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile. And will the sheetrock behind them come down too.

They are 4x4 size and look like regular wall tiles but they are plastic. If you are planning a bathroom or kitchen renovation you may have to remove tiles to give you a blank starting canvass. We have a small bathroom that has 1970 s vintage plastic wall tiles. If you plan to remove a whole wall of tiles try tapping the edge of each one with a.

One of the things i least expected was that using a putty knife blade more specifically one of those 6 in 1 painter s tools along grout lines and hammering on the end of the handle sort of like a chisel before trying to pry at each tile seemed very effective. If you do find a loose one prize it out with the chisel. The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off. Use a ball peen or masonry hammer and cold chisel to tap the pieces free.

Special tools are available. I hope you will follow me through the proc. Try to feel for a loose one as this will be easier to remove. Using the butt of the hammer prod the corners of random tiles.

So in this video i will show you the part 1 where i removed the bathroom tiles. They appear to be individual tiles because some have been cut to. How to remove ceramic wall tile without damaging drywall grout removal tools. Ceramic porcelain marble and mosaic tiles for walls and floors can be removed by hand with the aid of a chisel and small 2 lb sledgehammer for instance but this can be a tiring job and doing it this way is time consuming and very hard work.

In some cases the only way to tear out the ceramic tile is with heavy equipment such as a jackhammer or air chisel. Wait several minutes and use a large scrapper to remove the mastic. Irrespective of the adhesive formula you have to cover the floor with old cloths as to protect it from the residues which will fall off the wall. If the adhesive is not cement based you could try sprinkling water to the wall to ease the scrapping process.

The first tile you ll remove will be the hardest as there is usually no easy access from the sides. I tried it mainly out of curiosity at first. I would like to remove them and replace with beadboard. This approach should let you save more of your tiles for reuse unless the tiles are.

Can anyone tell me how these things were originally held in place.