Removing Porcelain Tile

Sweep up the broken pieces of tile on the ground.

Removing porcelain tile.

Take your time to tap out the first one then attack the exposed. 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. Work the chisel under the tiles forcing them loose. 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.

Hit the chisel with the mallet to scrape off the adhesive. In most cases the knife will slide under the tile and by simply lifting the handle up the tile will pop off the wall. Chip away at the tile step 3. Once you ve detached the tiles from the floor you ll likely be.

If the tiles break instead of coming away try an air chisel instead. Just pick a few in the middle of the floor and whack away until you can see what s underneath. Then grab a cold chisel and a three pound sledge. Broken shards of tile can slice skin like a knife.

Removing a single tile from a wall can be trickier. Removing ceramic tiles the easy way using a demolition hammer easy to use and reasonable rental rates make this tool a life saver during light demo work li. Chip the grout along the grout lines step 2. Strike the face of stubborn tiles to break them up for easier removal.

There s nothing subtle about breaking through tile. Use a 3 4 or 1 in. Respirators masks step 1. Have an assistant wearing leather gloves catch the tiles as they come away before they fall.

The first tile is generally much harder than the rest. Work the chisel between the tiles and the concrete hammering them up with a 2 lb. 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. 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.

Start at a broken tile or between tiles where the grout has loosened. Masonry chisel and a 2 lb. Scraping off the adhesive 1. 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.