Removing Porcelain Tile

Work the chisel between the tiles and the concrete hammering them up with a 2 lb.

Removing porcelain tile.

Once this first tile is removed place the chisel against the bottom edge of adjacent tiles apply pressure with your hammer and the tiles should pop up easily image 2. Masonry chisel and a 2 lb. Respirators masks step 1. There s nothing subtle about breaking through tile.

Ceramic porcelain marble and mosaic tiles for walls and floors can be removed by hand with the aid of a chisel and small 2 lb sledgehammer for instance but this can be a tiring job and doing it this way is time consuming and very hard work. Remove the tile break up the first tile with the blunt edge of a hammer image 1 and then use a chisel to pry up the remainder of the first tile. Floor tile might be fixed onto a cement or concrete surface in this case the surface doesn t damage easily and is ideal for using power tools to remove tiles quickly. The first tile is generally much harder than the rest.

Chip away at the tile step 3. Broken shards of tile can slice skin like a knife. Strike the face of stubborn tiles to break them up for easier removal. Just pick a few in the middle of the floor and whack away until you can see what s underneath.

In most cases the knife will slide under the tile and by simply lifting the handle up the tile will pop off the wall. In this case your first step is to remove the grout surrounding the tile using a rotary tool a thin chisel or a grout removing tool. If the tiles break instead of coming away try an air chisel instead. You ll likely have leftover grout or glue that needs to be.

Work the chisel under the tiles forcing them loose. Once you ve detached the tiles from the floor you ll likely be. Start at a broken tile or between tiles where the grout has loosened. Take your time to tap out the first one then attack the exposed.

Leave a super thin layer of. Sweep up the broken pieces of tile on the ground. Then grab a cold chisel and a three pound sledge. Hit the chisel with the mallet to scrape off the adhesive.

Have an assistant wearing leather gloves catch the tiles as they come away before they fall. To remove tile yourself put on some safety glasses and leather work gloves. Use a 3 4 or 1 in. Removing a single tile from a wall can be trickier.