How To Remove Wall Tile From Drywall

Score the 1st tile you plan on starting with using the grout cutter.

How to remove wall tile from drywall. Removing tile adhesive from drywall is not an impossible process. The extreme cold may make the glue brittle and cause the tile to come off easily. This will further loosen the tile reducing the chances of you damaging the drywall behind it when you start removing the tile from the wall. You may need to pry it off in two or three places if firmly attached.

At the edge of the tile chip away the grout with the. This video demonstrates an easy way to remove glued on tile while keeping drywall damage to a minimum. Give it a try by inserting a chisel putty knife or other flat tool in between the tile and the wall almost parallel to the wall. If there is an outside edge to the tile you can start there.

The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off. The use of the right tools and materials combined with some elbow grease will remove most tile adhesives from drywall. Hold the ice against the tile for a minute or two then try prying. Allow to fully dry.

However it is unlikely that removing the adhesive will leave the drywall looking like new. If the tile runs wall to wall proceed to step 2 to create your starting point. Put on protective gloves and place a piece of dry ice in a towel. Then make and x motion within the tile with the tile cutter.

For semi soft adhesive mastic use 120 grit sandpaper to remove it from the wall. Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them. Fill drywall gouges with drywall joint compound and sand it smooth. To remove thinset use a stiff putty knife and some elbow grease to scrape it from the wall.