Chisel tiles away from the wall.
Removing old wall tile and installing new.
If you plan to remove a whole wall of tiles try tapping the edge of each one with a.
Loosen cracked tile using cold chisel and hammer.
Put on safety goggles and work gloves and cover up the floor and any fixtures below the wall where the tile is.
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.
Chip away at the tile step 3.
Smooth edges of tile by rubbing it with a rubbing stone 8.
How to remove old wall tiles 1.
Hold the chisel at a.
If necessary use tile nippers to remove spacer lugs from edge of tile 7.
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.
Dry fit the new tile to the wall 6.
Use trowel to scrape the wall clean of loose debris 5.
Break the tile if necessary.
Respirators masks step 1.
This approach should let you save more of your tiles for reuse unless the tiles are.
Break up a wall tiled in.
Remove loose tiles 4.
Your very best bet is to remove the old tile and.
Use a hammer and chisel to break up a few tiles into pieces so you can see what is behind them.
Mix thinset mortar with latex additive 9.