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Posted by on August 22, 2007, 4:57 pm
I rented a small jack hammer with a wide blade and it just ate up the
tile very easily. It also worked good on the tile cement that stayed
behind.
As for on the drywall, I agree, remove the drywall.
>
> > Hi All,
>
> > We are renovating a condo and hoping to do as much of the 'grunt' work
> > ourselves as is possible. There is a LOT of tile in this place
> > (kitchen floor & backsplash, dining room floor, 2nd bdrm floor,
> > bathroom floor and walls). I am wondering what is the best way to
> > remove ceramic tile from (1) concrete floors and (2) walls.
>
> > Any advice on what tools or techniques to use would be greatly
> > appreciated. Also, the more you can dumb it down the better - I am
> > new to the home renovation world!
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > Sarah
>
> I use a 6 foot long solid steel wrecking bar with a chiesel point
> (point is about 2 inches across). The bar is so heavy that is does
> not "jump up" over the tiles, you just run the bar into them getting
> some momentum and the tiles pop right off. The bar itself weighs
> about 80 pounds I got mine at a home store maybe 25 years ago, dont
> know if I've seen them lately. If it starts jumping the tiles then I
> just grind a sharper point on it and that fixes it. A small sledge
> hammer is handy too.
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