How To Get Old Tile Off Walls

So in this video i will show you the part 1 where i removed the bathroom tiles.

How to get old tile off walls.

If the adhesive is not cement based you could try sprinkling water to the wall to ease the scrapping process. Place the blade of the chisel behind the edge of the tile. Hold the chisel in place and strike sharply down on it with the hammer. Try to locate a loose tile.

Use a ball peen or masonry hammer and cold chisel to tap the pieces free. Continue down the wall chiseling off the tiles from behind wherever possible. This approach should let you save more of your tiles for reuse unless the tiles are. In some cases the only way to tear out the ceramic tile is with heavy equipment such as a jackhammer or air chisel.

Break the tile if necessary. Chisel tiles away from the wall. Our shower room needs revamping. Depending on the type of installation you may be able to pop the tiles off the mortar without too much effort.

Wait several minutes and use a large scrapper to remove the mastic. Cut away the grout surrounding the tile or tiles that you want to remove. Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them. Use a wide sharp chisel.

Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile. If you plan to remove a whole wall of tiles try tapping the edge of each one with a. I hope you will follow me through the proc. The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off.

Slide a putty knife or plaster spatula behind the tile getting as much of the blade behind the tile as you.