Break the tile if necessary.
How to get old tile off walls.
Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile.
If the adhesive is not cement based you could try sprinkling water to the wall to ease the scrapping process.
How to remove bathroom tile without damaging the plaster walls step 1.
The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off.
In some cases the only way to tear out the ceramic tile is with heavy equipment such as a jackhammer or air chisel.
Place the blade of the chisel behind the edge of the tile.
Try to locate a loose tile.
Wait several minutes and use a large scrapper to remove the mastic.
Use a wide sharp chisel.
Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them.
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.
Hold the chisel in place and strike sharply down on it with the hammer.
Cut away the grout surrounding the tile or tiles that you want to remove.
Chisel tiles away from the wall.
Work slowly and at about a 45 degree.
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.
Our shower room needs revamping.
So in this video i will show you the part 1 where i removed the bathroom tiles.
Continue down the wall chiseling off the tiles from behind wherever possible.
Use a ball peen or masonry hammer and cold chisel to tap the pieces free.