What's the most effective way to remove tiles from a wall. The old tiles on my bathroom wall are so well stuck that using a hammer and chisel is taking me ages to chisel them off inch by inch. Would it be best for me to hire a light pneumatic drill?
removing tiles
- Thread starter abalone
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You could try sliding the claw part of a claw hammer down the wall to flick them off. Failing that, get/borrow an sds dril with a rotational lock and use a wide chisel bit. It's worth the investment in actually buying one, they really are 10x better than a regular hammer drill.
Be prepared to make the wall good when you've finished though. You'll probably need to patch the wall in places.
Good luck,
Gcol
Be prepared to make the wall good when you've finished though. You'll probably need to patch the wall in places.
Good luck,
Gcol
i tried using a wide chisel bit with my sds drill but this was less effective than the hammer and chisel. I don't really understand how this could work since the hammer drill is still effectively doing a rotating drill type action rather than a hammer action pounding against the tiles. has this worked for you Gcol? maybe i'm doing it the wrong way.
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breezer
you need an sds drill with "rotor stop" that way the bit doesnt turn but the hammer action still works
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breezer
abalone said:
so are you saying you have been using an sds drill with the chisel bit going round?
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2scoops0406
breezer said:
As they say "that's gotta hurt"
Quote "Have you had any success with this?" *Rolls eyes*
It doesn't bear thinking about - trying to use the SDS drill with a wide chisel bit on rotary. Where's Mr Bean when you need him?
Sorry but that's tickled me.
Cheers,
Gcol
It doesn't bear thinking about - trying to use the SDS drill with a wide chisel bit on rotary. Where's Mr Bean when you need him?
Sorry but that's tickled me.
Cheers,
Gcol
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