Allow to fully dry.
Taking down tile off wall.
Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them.
To remove thinset use a stiff putty knife and some elbow grease to scrape it from the wall.
Okay with the safety precautions are taken care of it s time to start removing those old wall tiles before fitting new ones.
This isn t the fastest way to remove the residue.
For semi soft adhesive mastic use 120 grit sandpaper to remove it from the wall.
Fill drywall gouges with drywall joint compound and sand it smooth.
Step 5 go ahead and use as much force as necessary to remove the tile if heat or cold don t loosen the glue.
Let the tiles fall onto the drop cloth as you scrape them off the wall.
Finish sanding the entire wall with 120 grit sand paper on drywall sanding pad.
To remove wall tiles start by heating up the grout between the tiles with a blow dryer so it s easier to remove.
Then use a utility knife or rotary grinder to scrape away the grout until the spacer lugs between the tiles are visible.
If you find one it should be fairly easy to remove giving you an in to access the rest.
How to remove wall tiles.
The first thing you want to do is try to locate a loose tile.
A wide blade putty.
Scrape the wall working the leading edge of a long handled floor scraper behind the broken tiles.
Next use a chisel and hammer to pry the tiles off of the wall.