Work slowly and at about a 45 degree angle.
How to remove tile bathtub wall.
Step 1 use a hammer and chisel and work your way across to remove the tile.
Shower tiles are usually installed over drywall and or thin backerboard over drywall.
Again do not pry away aggressively to prevent damage to the plaster.
7 remove each tile in turn working.
Consider tearing apart shower walls.
Be careful to cut away only the grout and not into the wall.
Use a reciprocating saw to cut any screws.
Tap the handle of the tool with a hammer until the tile comes away from the wall.
Cut away the grout surrounding the tile or tiles that you want to remove.
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.
Our shower room needs revamping.
So in this video i will show you the part 1 where i removed the bathroom tiles.
I hope you will follow me through the proc.
Pry the piece of tile up gently and slowly until it separates from the wall with ease.
Sometimes you can remove the old tile with a hammer and chisel without damaging the backer board but that s often difficult.
Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them.
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.
The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off.