Removing tiles

[zara 4]

I want to remove the tiles on my kitchen wall they've been up about 6 years now and i wanna change the colour scheme ,I asume they will come off but how?

[sense4all]

If it is a solid wall I would just smash them from an edge downwards with a cold chisel and a short handled lump hammer. If its a plasterbord wall I would pull off the whole sheet with a crow bar. Wear safety gloves and goggles. Some people suggest tiling over tiles, personally it's not an option for me ...... have a really good look to see if that would be appropriate in your case. If you intend to keep the work surfaces get an off cut of carpet underlay to cushion and protect them from the dropping tiles.

If you were doing a bathroom cut a sheet of plywood to fit flat over the top of the bath to save it.

[meltoadhall]

trying to get tiles off is a nightmare and you will probably need to replaster the walls.

you could buy tile paint for your chosen colour scheme.

[raysparx]

Hello zara,

If it is possible just tile on top of existing,if you are going to take them off use a bolster chisel they are wider than a normal one & wear protective goggles,if it is a plasterboard wall you may well have to have a new piece put in as you will probably damage it quite a bit,but as I said if poss tile on tile,

Good luck,Ray

[Catso]

In my experience, you will almost certainly have to replaster the wall if you remove them.

[zara 4]

I am gonna replace the worktops but i'm worried if i tile over tile that it will stand out so far from the wall it'll look bad,though it would be easier,cheers!