On Jan 23, 7:17*am, jim wrote:
Have to remove them. They are worn beyond repair. There is no access
behind the taps. I have to remove 9 tiles to get at them. I have
exactly 9 spare tiles and there is nowhere to match them up. I was
going to use a utility knife (many blades) to cut out the grout and
remove the required tiles - what are my chances of pulling this off?
Any tips to protect the tiles I need to leave from cracking when I
remove the others?

There is no access now, but what about adding that access? Is that
possible?

A nicely trimmed out access panel would make the installation and
future repairs a lot easier.

You can purchase flush mount access panels, which you could probably
paint to match the room/hallway:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JGDCQ4?...0&linkCode=asn

or you could build you own:
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/rm_walls_ot...385975,00.html