Removing stubborn tiles

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TPL56

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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.
 
TPL56 said:
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.
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What’s the wall made of?
 
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
 
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TPL56 said:
Three walls are brick and one is plasterboard.
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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.
 
CGN said:
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.
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They fell off easily because you kept farting!!!
 
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Built2last said:
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
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Cheers, yeah an sds is my last resort as I'm trying to save money on wall repairs. ;)
 
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