removing individual tiles

[alexg]

my new house has some rather naff decorative tiles in the kitchen and bathrooms.

we're ditching the old kitchen so will put in new tiles, but in the bathrooms we may stay put for a while.

the decorative tiles are surrounded by basic white tiles... my question is... is it possible to remove individual tiles from a tiled wall and replace them with tiles to match those surrounding (provided i can find a match of course!)

cheers

 

[jefoss]

yes

 

[alexg]

so do i just score out the grout surrounding the tiles and the prise them off the wall somehow?

cheers

 

[jefoss]

yes, get the grout out, but prying them wont be an option, hit the buggers with a hammer and take out the smashed peices, if you try to pry youll get chips on the ones you want to keep, instead of using more white tiles that dont match, change the colour, or get new decorated ones to fit.

 

[gcol]

hit the b*****r with a hammer and take out the smashed peices

Jezus wept jef! You're a rough 'un.
I find a quick X shape cut into a tile (full depth) with a diamond blade in an angle grinder allows you to easily prise the cut sections off with a small screwdriver. Doing it this way you don't risk damaging the wall behind.

 

[jefoss]

lol it helps with the anger issues gaz

 

[gcol]

gaz

WTF! You can quit that before you start.

 

[jefoss]

gaz

WTF! You can quit that before you start.

sorry dude he he he