Removing Old Tiles From Walls

Break the tile if necessary.

Removing old tiles from walls.

How to remove ceramic wall tile without damaging drywall grout removal tools. Try to locate a loose tile. They are 4x4 size and look like regular wall tiles but they are plastic. Chisel tiles away from the wall.

Using the butt of the hammer prod the corners of random tiles. Wait several minutes and use a large scrapper to remove the mastic. Can anyone tell me how these things were originally held in place. We have a small bathroom that has 1970 s vintage plastic wall tiles.

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. Special tools are available. The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off. I hope you will follow me through the proc.

Removing tiles is a job that you can. 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. Removing the grout is the most time consuming aspect of this project. They appear to be individual tiles because some have been cut to.

Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile. In some cases the only way to tear out the ceramic tile is with heavy equipment such as a jackhammer or air chisel. So in this video i will show you the part 1 where i removed the bathroom tiles. If you do find a loose one prize it out with the chisel.

If you are planning a bathroom or kitchen renovation you may have to remove tiles to give you a blank starting canvass. Our shower room needs revamping. And will the sheetrock behind them come down too. This approach should let you save more of your tiles for reuse unless the tiles are.

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. The first tile you ll remove will be the hardest as there is usually no easy access from the sides. Use a ball peen or masonry hammer and cold chisel to tap the pieces free. I tried it mainly out of curiosity at first.

Try to feel for a loose one as this will be easier to remove.