How To Remove Tile Bathtub Wall

Step 1 use a hammer and chisel and work your way across to remove the tile.

How to remove tile bathtub wall.

Ripping the entire substrate away is much faster than removing the tiles piece by piece and if the substrate is a material like drywall it s probably going to be destroyed anyway. The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off. Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them. 7 remove each tile in turn working.

Give it a try by inserting a chisel putty knife or other flat tool in between the tile and the wall almost parallel to the wall. So in this video i will show you the part 1 where i removed the bathroom tiles. Consider tearing apart shower walls. Again do not pry away aggressively to prevent damage to the plaster.

These seemed to be where the original drywaller rested the old drywall to nail it in creating a small gap above the tub and wall this gap is later covered up by the first row of tile but its function is to help prevent water from wicking up the drywall from the lip and corners of the tub. Be careful to cut away only the grout and not into the wall. Sometimes you can remove the old tile with a hammer and chisel without damaging the backer board but that s often difficult. When you believe you have removed or cut away most of the grout stop and examine your work.

You may need to pry it off in two or three places if firmly attached. Pry the piece of tile up gently and slowly until it separates from the wall with ease. I hope you will follow me through the proc. Shower tiles are usually installed over drywall and or thin backerboard over drywall.

Work slowly and at about a 45 degree angle. Tap the handle of the tool with a hammer until the tile comes away from the wall.