Place the blade of the chisel behind the edge of the tile.
How to get old tile off walls.
Use a ball peen or masonry hammer and cold chisel to tap the pieces free.
Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them.
The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off.
Try to locate a loose tile.
In some cases the only way to tear out the ceramic tile is with heavy equipment such as a jackhammer or air chisel.
So in this video i will show you the part 1 where i removed the bathroom tiles.
If the adhesive is not cement based you could try sprinkling water to the wall to ease the scrapping process.
Cut away the grout surrounding the tile or tiles that you want to remove.
Our shower room needs revamping.
This approach should let you save more of your tiles for reuse unless the tiles are.
Depending on the type of installation you may be able to pop the tiles off the mortar without too much effort.
Work slowly and at about a 45 degree.
Slide a putty knife or plaster spatula behind the tile getting as much of the blade behind the tile as you.
How to remove bathroom tile without damaging the plaster walls step 1.
Chisel tiles away from the wall.
Use a wide sharp chisel.
Irrespective of the adhesive formula you have to cover the floor with old cloths as to protect it from the residues which will fall off the wall.
Break the tile if necessary.
Continue down the wall chiseling off the tiles from behind wherever possible.
Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile.
Hold the chisel in place and strike sharply down on it with the hammer.