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Removing tiles idea, will it work ?
I have some tiles infront of a sink in the bathroow 15cm X 15cm ones... Now
I recently hammer and chiseled the ones around the bath which was a headache and damaged the plastboard which I had to dot and dab some new boarding on pffft ....... as there are about 9 only above the sink and its only cereamic right, could I used some 40 grit and a sander and sand it down ? will that work please say yes because I murdered my hand with a hammer and cold chisel last time lol. |
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On Aug 11, 5:51*pm, "Matthew.Ridges" wrote:
I have some tiles infront of a sink in the bathroow 15cm X 15cm ones... Now I recently hammer and chiseled the ones around the bath which was a headache and damaged the plastboard which I had to dot and dab some new boarding on pffft ....... as there are about 9 only above the sink and its only cereamic right, could I used some 40 grit and a sander and sand it down ? will that work please say yes because I murdered my hand with a hammer and cold chisel last time lol. Sand what down, plasterboard? on show or behind tiles? NT |
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Matthew.Ridges wrote:
I have some tiles infront of a sink in the bathroow 15cm X 15cm ones... Now I recently hammer and chiseled the ones around the bath which was a headache and damaged the plastboard which I had to dot and dab some new boarding on pffft ....... as there are about 9 only above the sink and its only cereamic right, could I used some 40 grit and a sander and sand it down ? will that work please say yes because I murdered my hand with a hammer and cold chisel last time lol. For the sake of nine tiles, is it worth bothering trying to tile over them? - how many did you remove on the other walls? -- Phil L RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008 |
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On Aug 11, 5:51 pm, "Matthew.Ridges" wrote:
I have some tiles infront of a sink in the bathroow 15cm X 15cm ones... Now I recently hammer and chiseled the ones around the bath which was a headache and damaged the plastboard which I had to dot and dab some new boarding on pffft ....... as there are about 9 only above the sink and its only cereamic right, could I used some 40 grit and a sander and sand it down ? will that work please say yes because I murdered my hand with a hammer and cold chisel last time lol. cold chisel? get/borrow a bolster (3inch wide blade) - aim at gap betwixt wall and tile and tw@t with lump hammer - ping! tile will hopefully fall off in one piece - try it? Jim K |
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On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:09:58 -0700 (PDT), Jim K wrote:
please say yes Sanding the tiles away to nothing? Yes I guess it would work but the amount of dust it would generate doesn't bear thinking about. because I murdered my hand with a hammer and cold chisel last time lol. cold chisel? get/borrow a bolster (3inch wide blade) And these days come with a plastic guard so when you miss you don't whack your hand. - aim at gap betwixt wall and tile and tw@t with lump hammer - ping! tile will hopefully fall off in one piece - try it? That's the way to do it! Flat side of bolster almost parallel to the wall so it doesn't dig in. Of course if the tile/adhesive is stronger than the plaster board you may still find chuncks being ripped out of it. -- Cheers Dave. |
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Matthew.Ridges wrote:
I have some tiles infront of a sink in the bathroow 15cm X 15cm ones... Now I recently hammer and chiseled the ones around the bath which was a headache and damaged the plastboard which I had to dot and dab some new boarding on pffft ....... as there are about 9 only above the sink and its only cereamic right, could I used some 40 grit and a sander and sand it down ? If you want to remove them - it will work - eventually. You will prolly be found dead from dust inhalation amid a pile of worn abrasive though. If its to key them to tile over - don't bother. Just clean them & use a decent tile adhesive. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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Matthew.Ridges wrote:
I have some tiles infront of a sink in the bathroow 15cm X 15cm ones... Now I recently hammer and chiseled the ones around the bath which was a headache and damaged the plastboard which I had to dot and dab some new boarding on pffft ....... as there are about 9 only above the sink and its only cereamic right, could I used some 40 grit and a sander and sand it down ? will that work please say yes because I murdered my hand with a hammer and cold chisel last time lol. SDS drill and chisel bit |
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On 12/08/2010 11:10, John wrote:
Matthew.Ridges wrote: I have some tiles infront of a sink in the bathroow 15cm X 15cm ones... Now I recently hammer and chiseled the ones around the bath which was a headache and damaged the plastboard which I had to dot and dab some new boarding on pffft ....... as there are about 9 only above the sink and its only cereamic right, could I used some 40 grit and a sander and sand it down ? will that work please say yes because I murdered my hand with a hammer and cold chisel last time lol. SDS drill and chisel bit On plasterboard, a 4" scraper and a claw hammer. Bolsters and chisels are too thick to get behind tiles cleanly |
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"Tabby" wrote in message ... On Aug 11, 5:51 pm, "Matthew.Ridges" wrote: I have some tiles infront of a sink in the bathroow 15cm X 15cm ones... Now I recently hammer and chiseled the ones around the bath which was a headache and damaged the plastboard which I had to dot and dab some new boarding on pffft ....... as there are about 9 only above the sink and its only cereamic right, could I used some 40 grit and a sander and sand it down ? will that work please say yes because I murdered my hand with a hammer and cold chisel last time lol. Sand what down, plasterboard? on show or behind tiles? NT The actual tile, my plan was to sand them down as low then smooth the last bit down with a less agressive grade paper ? |
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"Phil L" wrote in message news:6jD8o.87906$pW4.7298@hurricane... Matthew.Ridges wrote: I have some tiles infront of a sink in the bathroow 15cm X 15cm ones... Now I recently hammer and chiseled the ones around the bath which was a headache and damaged the plastboard which I had to dot and dab some new boarding on pffft ....... as there are about 9 only above the sink and its only cereamic right, could I used some 40 grit and a sander and sand it down ? will that work please say yes because I murdered my hand with a hammer and cold chisel last time lol. For the sake of nine tiles, is it worth bothering trying to tile over them? - how many did you remove on the other walls? about 80 |
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On Aug 12, 11:47 am, stuart noble wrote:
On 12/08/2010 11:10, John wrote: Matthew.Ridges wrote: I have some tiles infront of a sink in the bathroow 15cm X 15cm ones... Now I recently hammer and chiseled the ones around the bath which was a headache and damaged the plastboard which I had to dot and dab some new boarding on pffft ....... as there are about 9 only above the sink and its only cereamic right, could I used some 40 grit and a sander and sand it down ? will that work please say yes because I murdered my hand with a hammer and cold chisel last time lol. SDS drill and chisel bit On plasterboard, a 4" scraper and a claw hammer. used how? Bolsters and chisels are too thick to get behind tiles cleanly cleanly?? (method has worked ok IME) Jim K |
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On 12/08/2010 13:35, Jim K wrote:
On Aug 12, 11:47 am, stuart wrote: On 12/08/2010 11:10, John wrote: Matthew.Ridges wrote: I have some tiles infront of a sink in the bathroow 15cm X 15cm ones... Now I recently hammer and chiseled the ones around the bath which was a headache and damaged the plastboard which I had to dot and dab some new boarding on pffft ....... as there are about 9 only above the sink and its only cereamic right, could I used some 40 grit and a sander and sand it down ? will that work please say yes because I murdered my hand with a hammer and cold chisel last time lol. SDS drill and chisel bit On plasterboard, a 4" scraper and a claw hammer. used how? Bolsters and chisels are too thick to get behind tiles cleanly cleanly?? (method has worked ok IME) Jim K Pretty obvious that a thinner blade is going to get behind the tile easier than a big fat one. Only problem is the flexibility of the scraper, but a sharp tap at the right angle usually does it for me. A different approach required on solid walls of course. |
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On Aug 12, 7:06 pm, stuart noble wrote:
On 12/08/2010 13:35, Jim K wrote: On Aug 12, 11:47 am, stuart wrote: On 12/08/2010 11:10, John wrote: Matthew.Ridges wrote: I have some tiles infront of a sink in the bathroow 15cm X 15cm ones... Now I recently hammer and chiseled the ones around the bath which was a headache and damaged the plastboard which I had to dot and dab some new boarding on pffft ....... as there are about 9 only above the sink and its only cereamic right, could I used some 40 grit and a sander and sand it down ? will that work please say yes because I murdered my hand with a hammer and cold chisel last time lol. SDS drill and chisel bit On plasterboard, a 4" scraper and a claw hammer. used how? Bolsters and chisels are too thick to get behind tiles cleanly cleanly?? (method has worked ok IME) Jim K Pretty obvious that a thinner blade is going to get behind the tile easier than a big fat one. tho not obvious how it would make it any easier given the flexibility and thus weakness as a lever to prise with against the strength of set tile adhesive.... the bolster and club hammer is akin to splitting wood with a splitting maul *not* a felling axe... scraper, but a sharp tap at the right angle usually does it for me. for completeness - what is the right angle IYE? Jim K |
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Matthew.Ridges wrote:
wrote in message Sand what down? The actual tile, my plan was to sand them down as low then smooth the last bit down with a less agressive grade paper ? It'll take days ... |
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On 12/08/2010 19:16, Jim K wrote:
On Aug 12, 7:06 pm, stuart wrote: On 12/08/2010 13:35, Jim K wrote: On Aug 12, 11:47 am, stuart wrote: On 12/08/2010 11:10, John wrote: Matthew.Ridges wrote: I have some tiles infront of a sink in the bathroow 15cm X 15cm ones... Now I recently hammer and chiseled the ones around the bath which was a headache and damaged the plastboard which I had to dot and dab some new boarding on pffft ....... as there are about 9 only above the sink and its only cereamic right, could I used some 40 grit and a sander and sand it down ? will that work please say yes because I murdered my hand with a hammer and cold chisel last time lol. SDS drill and chisel bit On plasterboard, a 4" scraper and a claw hammer. used how? Bolsters and chisels are too thick to get behind tiles cleanly cleanly?? (method has worked ok IME) Jim K Pretty obvious that a thinner blade is going to get behind the tile easier than a big fat one. tho not obvious how it would make it any easier given the flexibility and thus weakness as a lever to prise with against the strength of set tile adhesive.... the bolster and club hammer is akin to splitting wood with a splitting maul *not* a felling axe... scraper, but a sharp tap at the right angle usually does it for me. for completeness - what is the right angle IYE? Dunno, but try it next time you're dealing with tiles on plasterboard. Jim K |
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