I have been removing some tiles from my kitchen wall (brick + plaster
finish), using a hammer + bolster.

All has gone well, apart from a couple of tiles that refuse to shift.
After much bashing and swearing, I have knocked the edges of these
tiles. But they seem to be *fused* to the wall!

Any tips on shifting stubborn tiles?
I do not have any power drills or suchlike.

Bruce

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Any tips on shifting stubborn tiles?
I do not have any power drills or suchlike.

Time to invest in a SDS drill perhaps?



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wrote:
I have been removing some tiles from my kitchen wall (brick + plaster
finish), using a hammer + bolster.

All has gone well, apart from a couple of tiles that refuse to shift.
After much bashing and swearing, I have knocked the edges of these
tiles. But they seem to be *fused* to the wall!

Any tips on shifting stubborn tiles?
I do not have any power drills or suchlike.

Bruce

Brute force and ignorance... wear safety goggles and smash them from the
front, then chip the bits that are left off.

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I have been removing some tiles from my kitchen wall (brick + plaster
finish), using a hammer + bolster.

All has gone well, apart from a couple of tiles that refuse to shift.
After much bashing and swearing, I have knocked the edges of these
tiles. But they seem to be *fused* to the wall!

Any tips on shifting stubborn tiles?
I do not have any power drills or suchlike.

Bruce


I use an old rigid wallpaper scraper - thin enough to get behind the tile,
if your bolster is to thick that could be your problem

Regards Jeff

I use an old rigid wallpaper scraper - thin enough to get behind the
tile,
if your bolster is to thick that could be your problem


Thanks, Jeff. But I've been using a wallpaper scraper with good
results. Use the bolster to chip away some tiling adhesive, insert the
scraper and wiggle about. Sometimes brings out a block of 4.

But the remaining 2 tiles are glued on pretty well.

Bruce

wrote in message
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I have been removing some tiles from my kitchen wall (brick + plaster
finish), using a hammer + bolster.

All has gone well, apart from a couple of tiles that refuse to shift.
After much bashing and swearing, I have knocked the edges of these
tiles. But they seem to be *fused* to the wall!

Any tips on shifting stubborn tiles?
I do not have any power drills or suchlike.


There is no such thing as a stubborn what wall tile, just a weak operator
with a hammer and bolster !....

grins and ducks

wrote in message
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I use an old rigid wallpaper scraper - thin enough to get behind the
tile,
if your bolster is to thick that could be your problem


Thanks, Jeff. But I've been using a wallpaper scraper with good
results. Use the bolster to chip away some tiling adhesive, insert the
scraper and wiggle about. Sometimes brings out a block of 4.

But the remaining 2 tiles are glued on pretty well.

Don't wste time, buy the SDS.

It won't be the last time you use it.

Mary

Bruce

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Any tips on shifting stubborn tiles?

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wrote in message roups.com...
I have been removing some tiles from my kitchen wall (brick + plaster
finish), using a hammer + bolster.

All has gone well, apart from a couple of tiles that refuse to shift.
After much bashing and swearing, I have knocked the edges of these
tiles. But they seem to be *fused* to the wall!

Any tips on shifting stubborn tiles?
I do not have any power drills or suchlike.


Get a bigger hammer? The tiles I recently stripped off a plastered
wall either just fell off or took the top finish of plaster with them.
Damping the adhesive works sometimes.

wrote in message
oups.com...
I have been removing some tiles from my kitchen wall (brick + plaster
finish), using a hammer + bolster.

All has gone well, apart from a couple of tiles that refuse to shift.
After much bashing and swearing, I have knocked the edges of these
tiles. But they seem to be *fused* to the wall!

Any tips on shifting stubborn tiles?
I do not have any power drills or suchlike.

Bruce


I had similar problems removing my old bathroom tiles. You need to make sure
your chisel is really sharp to cut into the adhesive behind the tile rather
than glancing off it. I think in the end I resorted to an old wood chisel
which seemed to "cut" better than the bolster. Make sure its an old one
though as it'll be useless afterwards without a complete regrind.

Nodge