What do you consider to be the most useful tools to have around when
embarking on removing wall tiles?

1. Hammer
2. Goggles
3. ????


I hope to minimise wall damage - and maybe delegate some of the task to my
daughter. Suggestions please.

"John" wrote in message
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What do you consider to be the most useful tools to have around when
embarking on removing wall tiles?

1. Hammer
2. Goggles
3. ????


I hope to minimise wall damage - and maybe delegate some of the task to my
daughter. Suggestions please.


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A chisel like this:
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...79513&id=33773

Pick one up at any B&Q, Focus etc.

Gloves for most people - broken tiles can be very sharp.

Cic.


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John wrote:
What do you consider to be the most useful tools to have around when
embarking on removing wall tiles?

1. Hammer
2. Goggles
3. ????


I hope to minimise wall damage - and maybe delegate some of the task to my
daughter. Suggestions please.



4" bolster.If the tiles are fixed with modern tile adhesive, usually
dead easy.

If they're part of the original build and set in cement, like some 30s
houses, goggles, sds drill with chisel, ear defenders. Not for the faint
hearted. Don't forget to put a sheet of ply or something over the bath

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 07:26:19 GMT, "John"
wrote:

What do you consider to be the most useful tools to have around when
embarking on removing wall tiles?

1. Hammer
2. Goggles
3. ????


I hope to minimise wall damage - and maybe delegate some of the task to my
daughter. Suggestions please.


For least wall damage but more time consuming than a larger chissel:

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...37748&ts=80979

although the one I bought did not have a nail puller in the flat end.
The flat end is extremely thin and I removed a lot of tiles with next
to no damage with it.

Martin
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Martin J. Evans
Wetherby, UK

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from "John" contains these words:

What do you consider to be the most useful tools to have around when
embarking on removing wall tiles?

1. Hammer
2. Goggles
3. ????

4" bolster. You can get special thin tools for doing this but I've not
tried one 'cos I've never really had any trouble getting tiles off the
old way.

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Gloves for most people - broken tiles can be very sharp.

A while ago Aldi were selling kevlar gloves which are for most purposes
cut-proof. Much nicer for many uses than leather.

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Skipweasel
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On 26/08/2006 08:26 John wrote:

What do you consider to be the most useful tools to have around when
embarking on removing wall tiles?

SDS drill with chisel. Don't bother turning it on. Just show it to the
tiles and they'll leap off the wall!

It's the remains of adhesive that is the bigger problem as I'm currently
finding out...

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Frank
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It's the remains of adhesive that is the bigger problem as I'm currently
finding out...

I'm getting close to ripping a chunk of plasterboard out and replacing
it because of the adhesive remains from where a previous owner had stuck
fake plastic tiles on the sidraT [1] wall.

[1] Loo like the Tardis only much smaller inside than you expect.

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Skipweasel
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