Respirators masks step 1.
Removing old wall tile and installing new.
Hold the chisel at a.
Chip away at the tile step 3.
Try to locate a loose tile.
Break up a wall tiled in.
How to remove old wall tiles 1.
Mix thinset mortar with latex additive 9.
Loosen cracked tile using cold chisel and hammer.
Dry fit the new tile to the wall 6.
Break the tile if necessary.
Use a hammer and chisel to break up a few tiles into pieces so you can see what is behind them.
If you plan to remove a whole wall of tiles try tapping the edge of each one with a.
This approach should let you save more of your tiles for reuse unless the tiles are.
Use trowel to scrape the wall clean of loose debris 5.
Break up the first tile with the blunt edge of a hammer image 1 and then use a chisel to pry up the remainder of the first tile.
Once this first tile is removed place the chisel against the bottom edge of adjacent tiles apply pressure with your hammer and the tiles should pop up easily image 2.
Smooth edges of tile by rubbing it with a rubbing stone 8.
Remove loose tiles 4.
Chisel tiles away from the wall.
If necessary use tile nippers to remove spacer lugs from edge of tile 7.
Your very best bet is to remove the old tile and.