How To Remove Old Tile From Bathroom Walls

Messy back breaking work.

How to remove old tile from bathroom walls.

Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile. Pry the piece of tile up gently and slowly until it separates from the wall with ease. Flush the toilet until the tank and bowl are both dry finishing the job with a hand operated pump then a sponge. Your demo was so neat and tamed.

If the toilet or a pedestal sink is covering the tile turn off the shutoff valve on the water supply line. When you believe you have removed or cut away most of the grout stop and examine your work. The only way the old tile was coming out of my bathroom was with a sledge hammer. A wide blade putty knife is helpful in prying the tiles loose.

Once those tiles loosen pry them off. Work slowly and at about a 45 degree angle. 7 remove each tile in turn working. Again do not pry away aggressively to prevent damage to the plaster.

Remove the toilet if necessary. You may need to pry it off in two or three places if firmly attached. Be careful to cut away only the grout and not into the wall. In some cases the only way to tear out the ceramic tile is with heavy equipment such as a jackhammer or air chisel.

I hope you will follow me through the proc. Chip the grout along the grout lines use a ball peen or masonry hammer and cold chisel to tap the pieces free. Our shower room needs revamping. And i don t care what any one says demo sucks.

I sadly made this same mistake redoing my bathroom and had to spend an all nighter removing old drywall and putting up cement backer board. Give it a try by inserting a chisel putty knife or other flat tool in between the tile and the wall almost parallel to the wall. Cut away the grout surrounding the tile or tiles that you want to remove.