How To Remove Old Ceramic Tile From Bathroom Floor

Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile.

How to remove old ceramic tile from bathroom floor.

Before you attempt to remove bathroom floor tile remove any unnecessary objects from the room and cover anything you can t take out including the drains. Turn off water supply before removing a sink or toilet. Remove the tile break up the first tile with the blunt edge of a hammer image 1 and then use a chisel to pry up the remainder of the first tile. Empty the room and remove any fixtures that may impede the process of removing the tile.

If removing a toilet drain reservoir remove bolt and rock the fixture to break wax seal. Use the chisel to chip out the rest of the tile place the cold chisel in the grout line at the edge of the tile and start chipping it out. Break up multiple tiles at a time and remove with floor scraper. If you don t know what s under your ceramic floor tile you ll have to do some detective work to find out whether it s plywood cement backerboard or a thick bed of mortar.

Once this first tile is removed place the chisel against the bottom edge of adjacent tiles apply pressure with your hammer and the tiles should pop up easily image 2. If you re removing tile flooring from your bathroom take out the toilet and any pedestal sinks and disconnect all the water pipes or drains that go through the floor. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you ve removed several tiles.