Removing Bathroom Floor Tile

Put on protective gear to shield yourself from flying debris then use a cold chisel and a sledgehammer to break apart the first tile.

Removing bathroom floor tile. Removing floor tiles is a basic renovation job that anyone can do. If you don. Removing ceramic tiles the easy way using a demolition hammer easy to use and reasonable rental rates make this tool a life saver during light demo work like removing ceramic tiles or bricks. Just pick a few in the middle of the floor and whack away until you can see whats underneath.

I was left with part of the tile completely off the floor and some of the tile still stuck to the floor and these two pieces connected by the thin decorative layer that rips off super easily. The easiest fastest and most efficient way to remove tile. Dont forget to wear leather gloves a dust mask protective eyewear and. This video from bunnings warehouse will show you how to lift up the tiles and scrape the glue off the subflooring.

If its a mortar bed chisel down through the bed to the tar paper then use a big flatbar or similar demolition tool to pry up chunks of mortar and tile. I hope you will follow me through the process to makeover a bathroom using my diy skills. On all the tiles where i pulled up aka at a 70 degree angle with the floor the steep angle that i was pulling snapped my tile instead of lifting the remainder off the floor. Taking your time with this project will ensure you finish with a beautiful tile free floor.

In this video we show you all the steps to remove ceramic tile and thin set from your floor. Theres nothing subtle about breaking through tile. Learn how to tackle a simple diy project like removing tile floor. To learn how to remove the mastic or thinset after removing tile go here to my other video.

Removing tile from your floor can be done with a few tools and dedicated time. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until youve removed several tiles. Before you attempt to remove bathroom floor tile remove any unnecessary objects from the room and cover anything you cant take out including the drains. So in this video i will show you the part 1 where i removed the bathroom tiles.

From there you can pry up the tiles with a flat pry bar if you want to keep the substrate. By positioning a chisel under a tile youll be able to loosen each one and remove the floor. It should come up fairly easily.