There are many people that have ceramic tiles in their showers. While this may be a nice look for some, it is not for everyone. Many new home buyers would like to remove these from their shower so that they can do something different with the shower walls. You will want to make sure that you know how to get the tiles out of the shower properly because you do not want to ruin the wall behind the tiles.
Before you begin, make sure that you have a heat gun, a utility knife, and a putty knife for this project.
1.) Use the heat gun and get it to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
2.) Run the heat gun around all of the tiles so that the caulking around them will become soft. This makes it much easier to remove the tiles from the wall.
3.) Take the putty knife and spend some time tapping on the tiles. This will help you indentify which tiles are loose so that you can begin to remove them.
4.) You may need to use the utility knife to cut the caulking, but then you will want to place the putty knife under the tile and slowly lift up on it. Do not use the utility knife to lift the tile up.
5.) Once you remove the first few tiles you will find that they rest of them seem to come out very easily. You will be amazed at just how easy it really is and how fast this process can take once you get started.
As you can see, it is very easy to remove any unwanted ceramic tiles that you may have in your house. As long as you have the right equipment it can go very fast and it will be very easy.