How To Remove Tile From Sheetrock Walls

Fold the towel around the dry ice and twist the ends to give you a handle.

How to remove tile from sheetrock walls. If any adhesive gets stuck to the brush remove it by hand and continue until no more adhesive remains on the wall. Vacuum to remove dust. Once those tiles loosen pry them off. Step 3 wipe some tile adhesive remover over the surface of the wall.

Patch any holes or cracks with spackling compound and sand the entire surface with medium grit sandpaper. Fill drywall gouges with drywall joint compound and sand it smooth. Put on protective gloves and place a piece of dry ice in a towel. Clean the drywall of stubborn thinset encrustation with a razor blade scraper.

Work the spreader in several different directions to push the grout into the spaces between the tile. Be careful not to gouge the drywall any more. Scrape the wall to remove any texture and to create a flat surface. Hold the ice against the tile for a minute or two then try prying.

The extreme cold may make the glue brittle and cause the tile to come off easily. The rock hard adhesive will be thinset a cement based product. A wide blade putty knife is helpful in prying the tiles loose. Remove any remaining dust oils and grease from the wall with tsp tri sodium phosphate or an ammonia based cleanser.

Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them. Move the spreader down the face of the tile to remove any excess grout leaving a indentation. You will be peeling the outer paper layer loose from the drywall. For semi soft adhesive mastic use 120 grit sandpaper to remove it from the wall.

Pry the tiles loose one at a time by pushing the trowel behind the tile and mastic.