Help replacing 2 chipped floor tiles!

[mazza1978]

Hi guys

im after some help please!! Ive got 2 chipped floor tiles so ive decided to replace them! Ive removed all the grout around the edges but what is best way to remove them without lifting or damaging the good tiles! Is it a case of hitting chiiped tiles in middle with hammer and removing the pieces? Any info would be great please!!

thanks

[Onlinetiler]

That's about it really Mazza, just break the tiles in the middle with a hammer or bolster and chop the pieces out from centre outwards. Take your time and be safety conscious - wear goggles because the chips are super sharp.

Make sure you get all of the adhesive residue off the floor before replacing the tiles otherwise the new ones will never sit flat and level, and although it's just 2 tiles they still need to be stuck down properly with decent adhesive otherwise they'll only pop up after a few days. I've seen patch repairs to floors stuck with wall adhesive and even No Nails and needless to say they didn't stay stuck too long.

Good luck

[dptiling]

thats how i would do it . tap gently until tile crumbles. make a hole big enough to get a bolster in and tap from the middle out , until tile lifts. the adhesive will probley be more stuck than the tile. as long as the joint are cleaned out shouldnt have any problems.

[Sir Ramic]

As above, usually if the tile cracks when you remove the centre then it will be easy to remove the rest of the tile. But if after you have removed a small patch from the centre and the remaining tile still looks firmly fixed then you are in for a harder time. Dont try and remove too much tile at one time. Its a slow process.
It can be speeded up by using a grinder and diamond wheel to cut 10 - 20mm inside the edge of the offending tile, then the inner part can be removed leaving just the surrounding remains to be carefully removed.

[mikethetile]

as above

good advice

[Dave Ramsden]

Id also grind across each tile corner to corner before breaking, this reduces the likelihood of damaging surrounding tiles

[whitebeam]

Just hope you have'nt got ufh

[hillhead]

Good thump with the hammer usually does the trick,the carefully work out as above.
Nothing as bad as chipping a surrounding tile

[easyt]

Perhaps I am overcautious, but I have always chain-drilled through the cement as well as the grout holding the tile and scraped out to prevent induced cracks running into adjacent tiles.

[Phil Hobson]

That's about it really Mazza, just break the tiles in the middle with a hammer or bolster and chop the pieces out from centre outwards. Take your time and be safety conscious - wear goggles because the chips are super sharp.

Make sure you get all of the adhesive residue off the floor before replacing the tiles otherwise the new ones will never sit flat and level, and although it's just 2 tiles they still need to be stuck down properly with decent adhesive otherwise they'll only pop up after a few days. I've seen patch repairs to floors stuck with wall adhesive and even No Nails and needless to say they didn't stay stuck too long.

Good luck

Exactly that, maybe you could do a blog about it, mate. Love your stories btw

[A&D TILING]

if you have a tile drill bit , drill from corner to corner to make a big X

[mazza1978]

Hi guys

Ive got one tile out so far and wow what an effort that was!! They are so hard to break with a hammer! Im scared to hit to hard cos of the vibrations and surrounding tiles and dont have any electric tools like you suggested!! What about hitting a chisel on them!!?? Also theres loadsof adhesive underneath so there well stuck!! PLEASE HELPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks

[divebommer]

like they all say start in the middle and work out ? dont rush as it could cost you a other tile