Removing Kitchen Tiles From Wall

Give it a try by inserting a chisel putty knife or other flat tool in between the tile and the wall almost parallel to the wall.

Removing kitchen tiles from wall.

Kitchen tiles frequently installed as a backsplash behind a kitchen counter or stove provide a water resistant and easily washable surface. The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off. Once the tile is removed from the wall put it to one side for reuse or disposal of later. This approach should let you save more of your tiles for reuse unless the tiles are unusually well adhered or a relatively recent installation.

Fill drywall gouges with drywall joint compound and sand it smooth. Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them. This tile by tile method is recommended when the tile itself will pop off fairly easily leaving little or no damage to the wall behind. For semi soft adhesive mastic use 120 grit sandpaper to remove it from the wall.

Beginning at a point of easy access e g on one side of your backsplash carefully tap a chisel with a hammer between the back of the tile and the wall. If it doesn t tap the screwdriver with the hammer to give you extra leverage. Chisel tiles away from the wall. The grout that binds the tiles together and to the wall needs to be gently removed.

While tile is a long term decorative feature in most kitchens you may want to remove wall tiles if you update your cabinets or remodel your kitchen. To remove thinset use a stiff putty knife and some elbow grease to scrape it from the wall. Just wanted to share how i removed small tile from our kitchen. Allow to fully dry.