How To Remove Tile From Sheetrock Walls

Scrape the surface of the adhesive with a stiff bristle brush.

How to remove tile from sheetrock walls.

The extreme cold may make the glue brittle and cause the tile to come off easily. Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them. Move the spreader down the face of the tile to remove any excess grout leaving a indentation. Step 3 wipe some tile adhesive remover over the surface of the wall.

The rock hard adhesive will be thinset a cement based product. You will be peeling the outer paper layer loose from the drywall. Put on protective gloves and place a piece of dry ice in a towel. Work the spreader in several different directions to push the grout into the spaces between the tile.

Once those tiles loosen pry them off. For semi soft adhesive mastic use 120 grit sandpaper to remove it from the wall. Vacuum to remove dust. Scrape the wall to remove any texture and to create a flat surface.

A wide blade putty knife is helpful in prying the tiles loose. Patch any holes or cracks with spackling compound and sand the entire surface with medium grit sandpaper. To remove thinset use a stiff putty knife and some elbow grease to scrape it from the wall. If any adhesive gets stuck to the brush remove it by hand and continue until no more adhesive remains on the wall.

Pry the tiles loose one at a time by pushing the trowel behind the tile and mastic. Be careful not to gouge the drywall any more. Keep the blade pressed flat against the wall and at an angle that scrapes the thinset off without gouging the drywall. Clean the drywall of stubborn thinset encrustation with a razor blade scraper.

Hold the ice against the tile for a minute or two then try prying.