Help!

[kimmie]

Hi guys. A female newbie here so please be gentle. I have just started knocking off the tiles in my kitchen. I am horrified that there are three layers of tiles, and 3 layers of edging strips etc..

Any advice on taking these off effecively. The plasterboard underneath is doomed, I have already come to that conclusion as the small bit I have started just pulls the last row of tiles away with clumps of the board.

Any help please.

[Dave]

Hi and welcome........It will be best just to remove the old tiles and the plasterboard if this comes away as well......if it is onto stud work then just re-new and screw in new 12.5mm board and if it's onto block/brick then dot and dab some new board....not that hard to do really...but till you take the tiles off then you won't know wot prep work there is to do...

good luck..

[grumpygrouter]

Hi Kimmie, welcome to the forums. If you say hi to people in the new members forum and tell us a bit about yourself, you will get loads of welcomes to make you feel at home.

[cornish_crofter]

Hi Kimmie

Welcome to the Forum

Dave's advice is spot on. I think 3 layers of tiles is a forum record

I would almost be tempted to remove the plasterboard NOW, to save you stripping all the tiles off.

[Oli]

Look on the bright side, your room is going to be much bigger without all those layers of tiles

[kimmie]

You are so right there! I think I will gain around 2feet all around the room by the time I am finished. Wouldn't mind but its 3 full walls, window sill, around cooker, everywhere. Think it is going to take forever. Should I just hammer and chisel it off then? From what I have seen so far the board on top of dot and dab bocks looks more likely.

Thanks for all the advice and I will pop into the new members forum and say hi.

[CJ]

Hope your having a new suite as well..........chances of taking that lot down without damaging anything are slim

[kimmie]

Without a doubt. Planning on a whole new kitchen. Don't think much will be left standing!

But doing it bit by bit, so not a pretty sight.

[Dave]

Use a sharp stanley type knife and score the walls above the tiling...then when you break the walls away it should only pull those bits away... or at least give you a fighting chance of less damage to surrounding walls....

Also be careful around sockets etc as there will be wires or pipes within the wall.....

[Fekin]

Big hammer and bolster n goggles

[doug boardley]

turn off supply to kitchen sockets on your consumer unit Kim, and welcome!