How To Remove Tile From Sheetrock Walls

Clean the drywall of stubborn thinset encrustation with a razor blade scraper.

How to remove tile from sheetrock walls.

Once those tiles loosen pry them off. Hold the ice against the tile for a minute or two then try prying. Put on protective gloves and place a piece of dry ice in a towel. The rock hard adhesive will be thinset a cement based product.

Be careful not to gouge the drywall any more. Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them. Scrape the surface of the adhesive with a stiff bristle brush. Scrape the wall to remove any texture and to create a flat surface.

Fill drywall gouges with drywall joint compound and sand it smooth. Step 3 wipe some tile adhesive remover over the surface of the wall. The extreme cold may make the glue brittle and cause the tile to come off easily. To remove thinset use a stiff putty knife and some elbow grease to scrape it from the wall.

Fold the towel around the dry ice and twist the ends to give you a handle. Patch any holes or cracks with spackling compound and sand the entire surface with medium grit sandpaper. A wide blade putty knife is helpful in prying the tiles loose. You will be peeling the outer paper layer loose from the drywall.

If any adhesive gets stuck to the brush remove it by hand and continue until no more adhesive remains on the wall. Keep the blade pressed flat against the wall and at an angle that scrapes the thinset off without gouging the drywall. Move the spreader down the face of the tile to remove any excess grout leaving a indentation. Remove any remaining dust oils and grease from the wall with tsp tri sodium phosphate or an ammonia based cleanser.

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