Dismantling the tiles in the bathroom with your own hands

Tile is a universal building material that is used in the bathroom,bathroom and kitchen. It is most popular. This is due to the fact that the tiles are durable, reliable and durable, environmentally friendly, and also easy to clean. But like any building material, the tile loses its aesthetic appearance at the end of its service life. Today we will talk about how to dismantle tiles in the bathroom with our own hands. What you need, what result you will achieve, you will learn from this article.

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We evaluate the coating in the bathroom

Before considering how to remove the old tile in the bathroom, it is necessary to evaluate the coating and determine which adhesive base was used when the previous material was laid:

• If a special glue solution was used when laying the tile,then you can remove the cover without effort and without the experience of working in this field. You will need a hammer and a chisel.

Important! We draw your attention to the fact that, if desired, you can preserve the integrity of each tile individually. Of course, in this case it will be necessary to carry out all the work more carefully.

• If the tile was laid on the cement slurry, then you need skill, more time and effort. This is due to the fact that removing the coating, where the basis of cement lies, is quite difficult. At the same time, it is impossible to preserve the integrity of ceramic products. To perform this operation, you will need a punch.

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Preparatory work before dismantling the tile

When deciding how to remove the old tile in the bathroom, one of the most important stages is the preparatory work. Due to the fact that they will produce a large amount of dust, dirt and debris, they are recommended:

• All the furniture in the bathroom should be taken to other rooms if possible.
• On fragile pieces of furniture, including wash basins and toilet bowls, it is recommended to put on old cotton rags. This is necessary to ensure that if a piece of the ceramic product falls, it will not break the piece of furniture.
• Cover all items that can not be removed from the bathroom, ordinary plastic film. It is sold in any construction shop and has a relatively low price.

Important! All the work that you plan to do at this and the subsequent stage, require special clothing. So, you should have eyes closed with construction glasses, put on such clothes so that there are as few open areas on the body as possible. All work should be done in a respirator.

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Remove one or more tiles

Dismantle the tiles in the bathroom with your own hands do not require much effort and knowledge. However, you need to decide how many ceramic products you need to remove. If there was a need to remove one cell or several pieces, then all work must be done very carefully. This need arises in the case of cracks, or when it is recommended that the pipe under the plasterboard substrate on which the tile was laid should be repaired.

Steps for dismantling one ceramic element:

1. We take a sponge or any rag, carefully wet the trowel.
2. After you see that the grout has become softer, use the spatula to remove this material.
3. Chisel neatly tapping the ceramic products. With this action, you will hear where there are voids.
4. We put the chisel on the right place, at an angle knocking the hammer, thereby making the dismantling of the tile.
5. If there are no voids and thus you can not dismantle the tile, then it is worth hammering in the center of the product and then removing the debris.

Important! If you did not manage to keep the old tile and you did not pick up a suitable option in the store, then you can put a 3D picture in place of the tile or make some ornament from the tile. In this issue there is where to unfold fantasies.

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Dismantling the tiles while preserving the basic material

If you need to completely disassemble the tiles in the bathroom with your own hands, at the same time, keep the main material intact and not damage it, then it is worth the patience and effort. However, if you plan to use it for similar purposes, it is better to purchase a new cheapest tile, rather than spend so much effort to preserve the integrity of the old one.

Careful removal of the old tiles:

1. We diligently moisten the trowels.
2. We remove the coating from the topmost row.
3. With a spatula, remove the grout from the seams.
4. We put the chisel in the junction between the upper and lower row, we take up a single piece.
5. Carefully separate the tile from the adhesive backing. If there are difficulties, knock on the chisel. We do everything very carefully.
6. Remove the remnants of the adhesive backing.
7. We carry out this procedure throughout the area.

Thus, dismantling the tiles in the bathroom with your own hands will be neat, and you will save virtually all the ceramic products.

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We dismantle the ceramic coating without preserving the tile

If you are thinking about how to remove the old tile in the bathroom, and you do not need to keep it intact and safe, then the process of dismantling will take you a little time and effort.

Important! In order to bring the surface to its original state, you will need a punch or a chisel and a hammer. However, it is much easier and quicker to perform these actions with an electric tool than with improvised methods. All experts recommend using a perforator to remove such material.

We remove the ceramic coating:

1. We moisten the trowel with copious amounts of water. This can be done with a rag, sponge or spray.
2. Using the chisel we pick up the edge of the product, remove it from the glue base and, accordingly, the wall surface. If you can not remove the tile with a chisel, hit the center of one piece with a hammer and start to remove the fragments.
3. If possible, use a perforator and a bit bit.
4. We remove the glue residues from the flat surface.

As you can see, there are several ways to dismantle tiles in the bathroom with your own hands. All of them depend on how many ceramic products you need to eliminate and whether you are trying to preserve the integrity of the tiles. We hope you managed to choose the most successful option, and now your bathroom is ready for a new design, and you have not cooled down from this idea after the executed roughing works.