Advice needed.

[Tom Orange]

hi all..
the question is how can i get a good solid adhesive of my walls. its stuck to the wall hard....


please HELP

[peter241]

hi all..
the question is how can i get a good solid adhesive of my walls. its stuck to the wall hard....


please HELP

Hi

try a wall paper scraper

[GazTech]

Is it white adhesive ie the tub stuff Tom ?

[Dave]

This is a very handy tool to have.......


Gundlach 100 mm Scraper


This has to be one of my most favourite tools. Do not confuse it with the £1.99 market stall equivalents

100 mm wide blade, 300 mm overall length

Heavy duty cast alloy head

Made in the USA

Perfect for scraping and shaving off bumpy plaster or cleaning the back of tiles with old adhesive on.

Use for stripping up old vinyl tiles and cushion flooring

Insert between tiles to lever them apart (inserting spacers) with ZERO risk of chipping

Great for removing factory wax from wall tiles etc

Quality high grip silicone rubber handle. made in the USA

A must have tool
.....

TradeTiler.Ltd Chisels, Scrapers & Scribes

[garhum]

I have to agree with dave, that tool is the muts nuts what a labour saving tool

[faithhealer]

Bought my scaper on the stength of Daves say so on his site, great tool.

re - old addy on walls .Friend of mine once used a wall paper steamer to soften it up first.

[cornish_crofter]

I used an old chisel the other day. It was sharp enough for this job but not quite for joinery.

If you can't get one of these in a hurry you could go down to the DIY store and buy a cheap wide chisel. It may not be as good but it's an idea.

[Tom Orange]

thanks to all of you that got back to me.. we live in an old cottage and the walls are not in the best shape the adhesive is white and very hard more stayed on the wall than came off with the tile.if i chip away to much i fear the plaster and render will fall off and the could cost me a lot of dosh to fix.. i have a glundlach scraper but it just seems to bounce off the adhesive....

[grumpygrouter]

thanks to all of you that got back to me.. we live in an old cottage and the walls are not in the best shape the adhesive is white and very hard more stayed on the wall than came off with the tile.if i chip away to much i fear the plaster and render will fall off and the could cost me a lot of dosh to fix.. i have a glundlach scraper but it just seems to bounce off the adhesive....

Hmmm if it is that hard I fear you are looking at spending some money. Maybe better to take away the old plaster too and dot and dab new plasterboard up. Would certainly be quicker in the long run methinks.

[nbates]

sounds daft but try wetting it as something thats made with water is not waterproof!! if it was powdered adhesive that is, might just make it a bit softer, but like the other guys you cant beat a scraper and plenty of elbow grease!! or for the rougher approach the old SDS drill trail and error really!!

[cam_low]

steamer and wall paper scraper. treat.

[Tom Orange]

Many Many Thanks to you all for your help and advise on my very hard adhesive problem.. In the end i went with Boosha's advise and went with the steamer and scraper idea a bit messy but i worked... And the wall is still standing
Thanks guys
TOM

[cornish_crofter]

Hmmm, thanks for that, now I have another solution in my arsenel.