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.

Use a reciprocating saw to cut any screws. Again do not pry away aggressively to prevent damage to the plaster. The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off. 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.

Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them. Tap the handle of the tool with a hammer until the tile comes away from the wall. Sometimes you can remove the old tile with a hammer and chisel without damaging the backer board but that s often difficult. 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.

Work slowly and at about a 45 degree angle. 7 remove each tile in turn working. 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. Cut away the grout surrounding the tile or tiles that you want to remove.

So in this video i will show you the part 1 where i removed the bathroom tiles. Shower tiles are usually installed over drywall and or thin backerboard over drywall. Consider tearing apart shower walls. When you believe you have removed or cut away most of the grout stop and examine your work.

Pry the piece of tile up gently and slowly until it separates from the wall with ease. You may need to pry it off in two or three places if firmly attached.