Best method of removing wall tiles

**Farsy** · 17th March 2006, 10:21 AM

I'll need to remove a smallish area of wall tiles for my kitchen reno.
Whats the best method to use here; try and hammer & chisel them off as neatly as possible (!), or cut the plasterboard behind them and remove it that way holus bolus??

Cheers
A.

**ThePope** · 17th March 2006, 11:18 AM

I use a paint scraper and tap it in underneath the tile, sometimes they come off easily sometimes the opposite. Cracking the tiles with a hammer beforehand can also help the process. Don't expect to get them off without doing damage to the plasterboard though, but if you're careful you'll minimize it.

**julianx** · 17th March 2006, 11:58 AM

Try runninga few cuts through them with an angle grinder, be careful not to go to deep though.

**shep** · 17th March 2006, 12:40 PM

gday farsy
i put in a new kitchen last year and found it easer to cut out the wall however i know a gyprocker and had to move power and pluming so would have cut holes anyhow.

shep

**mic-d** · 17th March 2006, 09:19 PM

If they won't come off with a bolster or chisel, you're better off cutting them out. If you get them off the plasterboard, do not repair any damage with a gypsum based product eg total joint compound. Tile adhesive will not stick to it. Use a cement based tile adhesive to repair. Then use mastic to set the new wall tiles.

Cheers
Michael

**jow104** · 17th March 2006, 09:37 PM

Give the job to the wife, the lady won't ask for her kitchen to be done again

**joseph84** · 21st March 2006, 09:23 PM

i agree with jow104, only then will she understand what the job involves

**echnidna** · 21st March 2006, 10:35 PM

But you may not get another meal till she gets the job done!!

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