Once you have removed the tiles you will see there is an adhesive beneath that is either rock hard or semi soft.
Remove wall in room with tile.
Chisel away tiles instead.
Wear wraparound safety goggles work gloves long sleeves long work pants.
Try to locate a loose tile.
Chisel tiles away from the wall.
This approach should let you save more of your tiles for reuse unless the tiles are.
Removing wall tile 1.
In an ideal world a few wiggles of the screwdriver or whatever tool you re using would give you enough leverage to remove the tile from the wall with your gloved hand.
In order to remove wall tiles one needs several tools.
Carefully use the hammer and putty knife to chisel off the tiles without gouging the drywall.
The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off.
Remove outlet covers and cut the electricity to the area where you will be removing the tiles.
The tile should pop away from the wall.
If it doesn t tap the screwdriver with the hammer to give you extra leverage.
Consider tearing apart shower walls.
Once the tile is removed from the wall put it to one side for reuse or disposal of later.
Removing the grout is the most time consuming aspect of this project.
Of course that you can do this operation mechanically by using a drill machine with hammering function but if you want to remove the tiles without breaking them it is better to do it by hand.
Work the putty knife or plaster spatula in and out behind the tile in a cutting like motion around each side of the tile to loosen it from the wall.
Shower tiles are usually installed over drywall and or thin backerboard over.
Break the tile if necessary.
Special tools are available.
How to remove ceramic wall tile without damaging drywall grout removal tools.
Well once you remove the tile pieces and before you can install the soap dish you have to smooth the surface with the coal chisel and scrape away any loose chips.
Protect yourself and your surroundings.
If you plan to remove a whole wall of tiles try tapping the edge of each one with a.