How To Remove One Wall Tile

Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile.

How to remove one wall tile.

Tap the end of the nail set with a hammer to shatter the tile and pry the pieces off with a chisel. Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them. Be careful to cut away only the grout and not into the wall. An electric chisel is another option.

With the removal of the one tile keep going under the surrounding tiles gently popping the tile from the wall by prying it from the wall using the scraper and hammer. You should be able to slide a putty or plaster knife underneath the tile. In some cases the only way to tear out the ceramic tile is with heavy equipment such as a jackhammer or air chisel. Finish sanding the entire wall with 120 grit sand paper on drywall sanding pad.

Move the nail set. Work slowly and at about a 45 degree angle. The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off. Next use a chisel and hammer to pry the tiles off of the wall.

Therefore you should use the same chisel to remove the adhesive from the wall by tapping it with a hammer progressively. Then use a utility knife or rotary grinder to scrape away the grout until the spacer lugs between the tiles are visible. Use a ball peen or masonry hammer and cold chisel to tap the pieces free. Allow to fully dry.

To remove wall tiles start by heating up the grout between the tiles with a blow dryer so it s easier to remove. In order to remove the adhesive from the back of the wall tiles you should use a scraper. Last but not least you should remove the tile adhesive from the wall and from the back of the ceramic tiles. Periodically scrape adhesive off the exposed floor with a putty knife or a floor scraper.

For semi soft adhesive mastic use 120 grit sandpaper to remove it from the wall. Fill drywall gouges with drywall joint compound and sand it smooth. When you believe you have removed or cut away most of the grout stop and examine your work. Cut away the grout surrounding the tile or tiles that you want to remove.

Position the tip of a nail set against the tile at the cracked or chipped area.