When you believe you have removed or cut away most of the grout stop and examine your work.
Removing and replacing tile from walls.
Start by holding the tool horizontally or vertically in the case of vertical seams turning on the power and lightly pressing the blade to the grout.
This will further loosen the tile reducing the chances of you damaging the drywall behind it when you start removing the tile from the wall.
When that day comes remove the grout and replace it to rejuvenate the installation and make the surface gleam.
Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile.
Remove and replace grout even the best tiling jobs show their age eventually.
You should be able to slide a putty or plaster knife underneath the tile.
Remove outlet covers and cut the electricity to the area where you will be removing the tiles.
Run the gout cutter around the tile edges in the grout area.
Score the 1st tile you plan on starting with using the grout cutter.
The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off.
Work slowly and at about a 45 degree angle.
Once you have removed the tiles you will see there is an adhesive beneath that is either rock hard or semi soft.
Then use a utility knife or rotary grinder to scrape away the grout until the spacer lugs between the tiles are visible.
Fit the oscillating tool with a blade specially intended for removing tile grout.
Cut away the grout surrounding the tile or tiles that you want to remove.
Our shower room needs revamping.
I hope you will follow me through the proc.
Be careful to cut away only the grout and not into the wall.
Use a ball peen or masonry hammer and cold chisel to tap the pieces free.
Carefully use the hammer and putty knife to chisel off the tiles without gouging the drywall.
So in this video i will show you the part 1 where i removed the bathroom tiles.
Then make and x motion within the tile with the tile cutter.
To remove wall tiles start by heating up the grout between the tiles with a blow dryer so it s easier to remove.