Removing Wall Tiles From Gyprock

Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them.

Removing wall tiles from gyprock.

A wide blade putty knife is helpful in prying the tiles loose. Break the tile if necessary. Mud bed removal chip through the mortar with the chisel and hammer or sledgehammer in a small area breaking up the material to view the. Pry out or unscrew the fasteners that.

Rather than chipping away at tiles to get them off and then having to repair the surface you just cut the sheets at the limit of the tiles and rip it off the wall studs. Chisel off the mortar as you did the tiles unless there is a layer of metal lath under the mortar. Standard plasterboard is very cheap otherwise if its regarded as a wet area use the thin compressed fibre cement sheet as other poster mentioned or wet area plasterboard. You can do this yourself at the mains or get qualified.

If you plan to remove a whole wall of tiles try tapping the edge of each one with a. Whoever attached the tiles used several different adhesives some of which came off nicely some of which were so strong it was impossible to get the tile off without taking away the paper from the gyprock. Hold the sharp end of your chisel against the base of one tile you want to remove inside the extracted grout line. We seemed to get best results by sliding a paint scraper behind the tiles and removing small sections at a time.

Step by step instructions. Tap the back of the chisel with a hammer working the tip under the tile. Try to locate a loose tile. Once those tiles loosen pry them off.

Don t try to pry out the tile but rather move the chisel around to different points along the tile working the tip under it until you break the bond with the wall and the tile falls out. Prepare to remove the tiles. If you see lath. Start by turning off the water and the electricity.