Wear wrap around safety goggles a long sleeved shirt pants and work gloves to protect yourself from.
How to remove old tiles from plasterboard walls.
Slide a putty knife or plaster spatula behind the tile getting as much of the blade behind the tile as you.
Work slowly and at about a 45 degree.
Once those tiles loosen pry them off.
Protect ceramic shower pans and bathtubs from falling tiles by covering them with cardboard.
All the the tiles have been removed by bolster chisel and as you will all know the bare plasterboard is now a mess and i need it to be clean before i can start putting the new tiles up.
Its a real pain taking tilesoff walls usually great holes r left but by using an electric scraper it can be so much easier.
You will damage the plasterboard a bit but once you re done removing the tiles just use some filler plaster to fill the holes chips.
Chisel tiles off the wall using the chisel and hammer until the plasterboard is free of tiles collecting the pieces in.
Cut away the grout surrounding the tile or tiles that you want to remove.
Hope that makes sense.
Protect yourself and your surroundings.
Usual methods using a hammer and bolster chisel leaves holes in the wall as do most other ways.
Once that is done it might be a good idea to seal the plaster board with pva.
The video shows how to remove tiles and adhesive and paint from both masonry and plasterboard walls.
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Tap the chisel until the tile is removed and place the pieces in the bucket.
A wide blade putty knife is helpful in prying the tiles loose.
If you are planning a bathroom or kitchen renovation you may have to remove tiles to give you a blank starting canvass.
How to remove bathroom tile without damaging the plaster walls step 1.
Then i used the mallet to tap hit the scraper and this i found would ease the tile off the wall.
Cover any drains as well.
Although not all tiles come off too easily.
Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them.