Help!: old tiles

[CHAMBOYS6262]

Hi, Iam about to redecorate my bathroom. tThe walls are dry lined, and I want to remove the old tiles and replace with new. How doI get the old tiles off without damaging the walls ? If that"s possible ! Any help gratfully received , cheers Terry.

[Billy Hunt]

Very carefully with a hammer and bolster/chisel.
There's no way of telling what the substrate will be like till you start taking them off,depending who and how the tiles were fixed.

You may find they just fall off leaving you a good surface especially if they had been fixed by ready mixed and or a diyer.

Good luck and go steady.

[CHAMBOYS6262]

cheers thanks for the swift reply,
Terry

[kendo1]

It's no big deal if the wall does get damaged. It always looks worse than it is. You get used to it!

[Mike]

If its plasterboard you will probably damage it, if so its best to replace the boards.

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[Bri]

I'm with Mike on this one. You'll be surprised how quickly you can either, a) take the boards off and put new ones up or b) overboard the existing with new (make sure you screw right back into the blockwork behind) if you can afford the extra 12mm around the room.

[ian158]

if the PB has been skimmed then usually the tiles come of quite easily ive found, but if tiled straight on a drywall more often than not the PB gets damaged, at £5 a sheet it just as easy to renew.