Hi all, I am redecorating our bathroom and I'm having a real hard time removing the tiles. I removed tiles in our kitchen with no problems at all using just a hammer and bolster chisel.. took me roughly 40 minutes to do the whole kitchen. The bathroom which is half the size of the kitchen has taken me 2 hours to remove just one row. To remove them I am using an oscillating tool to grind out the grout, then a heat gun/steamer to soften the adhesive, and then a hammer and chisel to pry off the tile.. doing all this has also Donald Ducked the wall. Is there anything else I can do to make this easier or to save the wall? I was thinking maybe a chemical that could soften the grout/adhesive? Cheers guys, Tom.
If it's a plasterboard substrate or similar rip it all down and don't waste your time trying to take the tiles off. If block etc get an sds with a wide chisel bit
As above. It’s rare you can get tiles off Pb without any damage, although I did a bathroom retile a few weeks back and the old tiles pretty much just fell off! That’s exceptionally rare. Be brave and just hack the lot off and reboard.