How difficult is it to remove ceramic tile from Cememt board? I used
Mastic for adhesive? Will I be able to remove the tiles without
destroying the cement board? Will I be able to re-use the cement
board? Thanks in advance

May well be water soluble.
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How difficult is it to remove ceramic tile from Cememt board? I used
Mastic for adhesive? Will I be able to remove the tiles without
destroying the cement board? Will I be able to re-use the cement
board? Thanks in advance

traderfjp wrote:
How difficult is it to remove ceramic tile from Cememt board? I used
Mastic for adhesive? Will I be able to remove the tiles without
destroying the cement board? Will I be able to re-use the cement
board? Thanks in advance


I've never tried that. Why?

Hi traderfjp:

I've done this a couple of times. It's generally not too difficult,
but it is time consuming. You will need to use an old chisel or
perhaps a flat-bladed screwdriver. Wedge it under the edge of the tile
and pry them away. Depending upon the mastic used, and how long the
tiles have been installed you may find that the tiles pry up easily, or
you may find that they crack apart and have to be nibbled away. Either
way, you should be able to save the backerboard if you're careful.

Regards,
John.

Best way is get the biggest heaviest sledge you can get and start over
from scratch. Honestly it isnt worth it.

Well. I guess I was hoping that the consensus is that mastic is easy
to get off cement board and that the tile would come right off. I
guess I'll try prying off a few tiles and see what I'm in store for.

traderfjp wrote:
Well. I guess I was hoping that the consensus is that mastic is easy
to get off cement board and that the tile would come right off. I
guess I'll try prying off a few tiles and see what I'm in store for.

Thing is, if it does come off easilly, the bodes poorly for any future
attachment of tile to that same board. So even if you can salvage the
board, it's not worthwhile.


John
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traderfjp wrote:
Well. I guess I was hoping that the consensus is that mastic is easy
to get off cement board and that the tile would come right off. I
guess I'll try prying off a few tiles and see what I'm in store for.


traderfjp,

It's may be worth a try. Of course you'll need to follow the tile
removal with scraping the majority of the mastic off the board to
provide a good bondable surface for the new install.

Yeah I agree if this was a floor I wouldn't even consider using the
existing cement board. However for the walls I would like to limit the
amount of flying cement so I don't ruin the existing floor and tub.

traderfjp wrote:
Yeah I agree if this was a floor I wouldn't even consider using the
existing cement board. However for the walls I would like to limit
the
amount of flying cement so I don't ruin the existing floor and tub.

I've replaced tile this way. After removing the tile and remaining
lumps of adhesive with hammer and chisel (most came off very easily) I
had to patch a few spots with drywall compound and sand smooth. No
problems.