Removing tiles from a stud wall - Tile Advice

[James De]

hi all,

It’s been a while!! I’ve now moved up to Leeds so am rebuilding my plumbing/heating business.

Anyway..

I’m quoting for a job to fit a shower which will mean stripping the partially tiled walls to retile them from bath to ceiling.

In my head I’ll have to remove the bath and potentially reboard the studs. I’m asking if this is the case or can I literally just strip the tiles with bath in situ?

Any help is appreciated.
Cheers

 

[Andy Allen]

I never take the bath out.
I have a large board that I put over the bath to fully protect it ,then hit the tiles off and re-board if needed..

 

[acaciaguy]

I agree. And with a multicuter you can take the board / wall out in sheets. Don’t knock tiles off

 

[Boggs]

Leave the bath in, as Andy says put a board over to protect it.

The plasterboard will likely need replacing if the walls are not skimmed plus you will need to get some pipe work in there anyway.

You could cut the existing plasterboard round the top of the bath, put some new noggings in at bath level and reboard with some moisture resistant plasterboard, get some tanking on there, tape the joints and tile away.

 

[James De]

Thanks for all your help guys, appreciate it. Don't think she liked my quote - I'm struggling to get to grips with pricing up here

 

[One Day]

Leeds?! Probably £130 a day would be spanking it.

 

[John Benton]

Leeds?! Probably £130 a day would be spanking it.

£130 would be ok for removing tiles, home for lunch then

 

[One Day]

Was only joking




(£130 and a bag of chips then)

 

[John Benton]

Was only joking




(£130 and a bag of chips then)

I wasn’t

 

[Waluigi]

Rule number 1- a customer will always be surprised how much a job is if you price to do the job properly.

Had one this week. Customer said I was £3.5k to £4K more than he expected. This was on a £7.5k job.

Cloud cuckoo land some people.

 

[John Benton]

Customers always have a perception of how much things are going to cost. Unfortunately you never get one that has budgeted 2-3k over your quote, it’s always that figure under.

 

[Boggs]

Rule number 1- a customer will always be surprised how much a job is if you price to do the job properly.

Had one this week. Customer said I was £3.5k to £4K more than he expected. This was on a £7.5k job.

Cloud cuckoo land some people.

Yeah, but it was only a dripping tap, I told you not to over cook it.