Take your nail set and punch a series of holes in an x pattern along the surface of the tile.
Remove single tile from wall.
Throw the chipped pieces out and wipe up any excess dust.
Chisel away the title using a cold.
Remove the grout from around the tile with a grout saw or rotary tool cutting as deeply as you possibly can.
Dry fit the new tile to the wall 6.
Removing a single tile from a wall can be trickier.
Last but not least you should remove the tile adhesive from the wall and from the back of the ceramic tiles.
In order to remove the adhesive from the back of the wall tiles you should use a scraper.
Protect work area with canvas drop cloth 2.
In this case your first step is to remove the grout surrounding the tile using a rotary tool a thin chisel or a grout removing tool.
A wide blade putty knife is helpful in prying the tiles loose.
Once those tiles loosen pry them off.
Once you ve taken care of the grout use your stiff putty knife again tapping the end to slide it under the tile.
Removing tiles on concrete board.
To remove a tile use a nail set to mark the surface then drill holes through the tile using a carbide tipped masonry bit.
Use a utility knife to score grout joints around the cracked tiles 3.
Undamaged tile removal 1.
When removing a single tile remove the grout on all sides of it to avoid damaging the others around it.
Loosen cracked tile using cold chisel and hammer.
Follow the instructions as outlined in step 1 and step 2 for the removal of a damaged tile.
Therefore you should use the same chisel to remove the adhesive from the wall by tapping it with a hammer progressively.
Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them.
Use trowel to scrape the wall clean of loose debris 5.
Remove loose tiles 4.