This means that it takes more care to remove a wall tile without damaging the surrounding tiles.
How to remove subway tile from wall.
Bathroom tile is installed to last applied to the wall with adhesive and topped by grout between the tiles to keep them in place.
View in gallery continue removing the tiles one at a time working from top to bottom until all tile is removed.
Once the tile is down take a 5 in 1 tool and scrapper to remove any excess grout.
Work the grout scraper in a downward motion and work side to side to gently loosen the tile from its hold against the wall.
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Removing wall tiles is different and more difficult than removing floor tiles because wall tiles are typically set very close together with minimal grout lines.
A grout scraper can get between the ceramic without cracking them and causing serious damage when you remove the tile backsplash.
The grout that binds the tiles together and to the wall needs to be gently removed.
Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them.
With the removal of the one tile keep going under the surrounding tiles gently popping the tile from the wall by prying it from the wall using the scraper and hammer.