Tile removal tips

Taking tile off a plater wall

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• tile
• removal
• pink
• plaster
• wall

[miko7777777]

I don't understand why you guys are killing yourselves with the chiseling and the drilling blah blah blah, when I redo my bathrooms, I take a drywall saw and cut the whole fucking tiled section of the wall out and throw it and the tiles away in one piece . Then I replace the old shitty drywall which probably wasn't water resistant to begin with, with green board, and re-tile. No muss, no fuss, no mess just easy breezy with time to spare.

[MrKnightdark]

@miko7777777 Taking down the plaster and lath was not an option in this restoration otherwise I would of taken the a reciprocating saw to it and re-drywalled it. This kitchen was huge and old I filled several contractor bags with tile, if I were to add 45 plus feet of walls worth of plaster and lath tear down to the pile I would of had to tent the whole house off and rent a dumpster. Sometimes a customer just wants the tile down these walls were solid. This room had ten foot ceilings as well.

[crv26]

what tool is that?

[MrKnightdark]

@crv26 a very sharp heavy duty five way. I sharpened it with a file

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[amypica03]

Is this a plaster wall?

[MrKnightdark]

@amypica03 yes ten foot ceilings too.

[dianeomite13]

Awe you thought having that pink tile on your bathroom wall was bad. I currently have the very same tile on my kitchen counter tops!!!! Yes the countertops. I inherited the house so didn't much say so....I watched your video to see how to remove tile, it gave me hope.... I can't wait to get started.. I often wonder why on the counter tops too, and its horrible and I will forever hate the color pink!!!!!!!!

[swillough]

The tile I'm removing is sixty years old and is embedded in CEMENT. Tomorrow I'm going to try a demolition hammer with a chisel bit to see if I can even make a dent in it. My sledge sure didn't. And what's up with having to use such foul language on the comments? Have we descended into total lack of respect for other viewers?

[crv26]

@MrKnightdark thanks man!! i tried using an air hammer with a bit i sharped on a bench grinder. It took a while but i got it done. your method is far more efficient!

[naru0709]

Save The Pink Bathrooms! I Love vintage pink tiles:(

[MrKnightdark]

The funny thing is these walls got finished smooth and painted no more tile SO I had to skim coat the old glue lines with some bagged 45 minute USG topcoat and sand the walls smooth to make ready for paint.