Removing ceramic tiles from bathroom wall
How can l remove ceramic tiles from a bathroom wall without damage the wall
itself, as l wanna paint the wall. Would steam help loosen the glue
used?
You need to plan that replacing some drywall is inevitable.
I've installed thousands of sq. ft. of tile, & unless ur bathroom
walls are plywood, or concrete backer board, the act of tile removal will
tear at the drywall in the removal process.
Tile mortar (Quickset) is designed to ''bond'' Usually forever, & in that bonding it isn't going to just fall off at a touch,,,unless the wall behind it is already degraded. One option is to remove by scraping,,,STEAM will not work, though might further damage drywall. After scraping, rough sand as smooth as possible, & install new drywall over old. Then finish. Rev. Steven
in my experiance they seem to fall off pretty well. If you
don't want to save the tiles you can use something to pry them off but I
am sure that you are going to have to do womething about the plaster or
whatever was used to adhear them to the wall. Sometimes you get a lovely
surprise that they weren't put on all that well to begin with so they come
off fairly cleanly.
The tiles are held on with grout, not glue.
It all depends on where these tiles are & the condition of the wall behind
them. Do any of the tiles have cracks? Is there any black mould growing
at the edges where the tiles meet a wall or the tub?
But before I go any further - If the tiles are surrounding the tub, aka tub surround or shower stall, then don't use only paint on plain dry wall. It just won't work. well, it will work, but not for long. You will have to replace the dry wall within months! Now, to start you need to crack a tile or two, break it from the wall, scrap the rest off with a strong flat metal tool (some call them putty knives). The more moisture behind the tile the easier the tiles come off. Some tiles will be so adhered it will take the drywall paper or drywall with it, & you will have to either replace the drywall or mud it, then sand it flat & prime it. You can not get away with this, no matter how you try. It is the way of the tile, so to speak. To replace the wall or part of it there is a fairly new product on the market that is highly water resistent - nothing in this world is water proof! All succumbs to water, eventually. - you will find it at Home Depot , or any other building supplier, & it looks like concrete. Heavy as hell, & sold in sheets like drywall. You have to use a skill saw to cut out the size you need, & use screws to adhere it to the 2x4 is that makes the room is frame.
Steam will definately not work.
If the tiles have been there any length of time you are going
to have to do some work to the wall before you paint it not matter how you
remove the tiles. There isn't much of anything out there that will help
you remove them gently. It is most generally a hammer but a stiff putty
knife very well may do the trick but like I said.you are still gonna have
a lott prep work before painting.
Steam will do no good.
The very best thing to put on tile to remove it from the wall is elbow
grease.
The wall will be damaged.
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