In some cases the only way to tear out the ceramic tile is with heavy equipment such as a jackhammer or air chisel.
How to remove one large wall tile.
Next use a chisel and hammer to pry the tiles off of the wall.
Use a ball peen or masonry hammer and cold chisel to tap the pieces free.
Try to find a inconspicuous spot like behind a stove or fridge where you can attempt removing one piece of tile.
Once the tile is down take a 5 in 1 tool and scrapper to remove any excess grout.
Safety gloves eye protection.
Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile.
Try my methods below to attempt to take one tile off and if the drywall is damaged or there is no possible way it will come off you will be better off removing the tile with the drywall.
I hope you will follow me through the proc.
In order to remove wall tiles you need the following.
Position the tip of a nail set against the tile at the cracked or chipped area.
The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off.
So in this video i will show you the part 1 where i removed the bathroom tiles.
Tap the end of the nail set with a hammer to shatter the tile and pry the pieces off with a chisel.
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10 minutes for each tile.
Then wedge the scrapper into the gap where the tile fell.
Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them.
The grout that binds the tiles together and to the wall needs to be gently removed.
Move the nail set.
Then use a utility knife or rotary grinder to scrape away the grout until the spacer lugs between the tiles are visible.
To remove wall tiles start by heating up the grout between the tiles with a blow dryer so it s easier to remove.
If you want to remove the tiles without breaking them you should first remove the grout.
Chisel hammer scraper.
A grout scraper can get between the ceramic without cracking them and causing serious damage when you remove the tile backsplash.
With the removal of the one tile keep going under the surrounding tiles gently popping the tile from the wall by prying it from the wall using the scraper and hammer.