redoing my bathroom which has old tile how can I do this project?

Answer 1

Well, if you have a little experience, all u have to do is chisel off the tile, then just cut out the wall behind the tile too because it is either cement board, or it will have way too much glue behind it to even bother getting it all off. After the tile is gone, just cut a nice straight line and replace the wall behind the tile. You should more than likely need 1/2 inch drywall depending on the thickness or your original wall. Its not hard at all to do, so just grab a claw hammer and a chisel and have at it. The removal should only take an hour or 2 depending on the size of the room, and from there its all downhill. If you are replacing with new tile, glue down a water resistant backing board, preferably the cement kind called durarock, to the studs behind where the tile will go, and screw it down very tight to the wall to avoid your grout from cracking. Have at it, just make sure when knocking out the old wall not to hit any pipes!! Hope this helped! Good luck with your project!!! Feel free to drop me an email if you have any questions along the way!

Answer 2

well, if you're talking about keeping the old tile, there are a few things you could do. if the tile is in good shape- no cracks, not discolored- you could dig out all the old grout and re-grout. i've done this and it looks great. there are hand tools made for removing grout, and some small electric tools too. check at your local home improvement store.

if you're asking how to take out the tile, again, remove some of the grout then use a small prybar to lift the tiles. if it's really old, it should come out pretty easily. to re-tile, you'll need to remove and replace the backerboard.

there's a lot of other issues when redoing a bathroom, depending on how into it you get.

good luck!

Answer 3

We only redid a bathroom this weekend in our homestead...the bathroom and the bathtub were fortunately white, yet we had an almond coloured tile around the walls....a bathroom expenses no longer something in case you want to get a sparkling one ($one hundred or decrease) and that i imagine they make paint if the bathtub is iron....we did not opt to take down the tile off of the wall (it coated 1/2) so we painted the wall to a colour that mixed nicely (darkish brown) and were given a bath curtain that mixed each and every of the colorations (it replaced into borwn tan like the almond and turqoise)..we replaced the vanity and the tap to boot because the lights furniture and painted the trim white and it fee us round $three hundred and it seems sparkling, as a lot as date and prefer a sparkling bathing room..

Answer 4

Hey spunky, I'd love to answer your question but I need more info. Are you doing the walls and floor? Roughly how old is your bathroom? Do you currently have drywall or are they mud-set walls and floor? Are you replacing all your fixtures - tub/shower, toilet, sink/vanity? etc., etc., etc. Add a note to your question and you will get better more focused answers. I teach this stuff for a living and I could sit here for over an hour trying to cover just some the bases. If you are doing everything, and you probably can, you might want to break things into multiple questions. Look forward to hearing from you.

Answer 5

I recently found out something, there will probably be asbestos in the glue. A friend is dealing with that right now. Yes, it's very messy. Use a long flat prybar, or get an idustrial glue remover and leave the house for the day. I advise using gypcrete on the floor it does not swell with moisture like plywood, it is also fire retardant and sound proof.! Use greenboard for the walls also not normall drywall. It is also moisture resistant.

Answer 6

I used an old palette knife and small hammer and pried the backing from one of the top row of tiles, and began from there, as i worked my way around the top and down the tiles came off fairly easy; my house is 40 years old and the tiles have been on for that long. good luck. it is difficult but can be done.

Answer 7

wow...there are that many people that try to chisel off the tile?
this only works if the adhesive that held the tile on was either not very good or not put on well...best way us girls do it is a sledge...make a bunch of holes in the wall, grab hold and rip the wall off the studs in chunks...it's way fun and a little less messy then trying to chip away for hours at little pieces

Answer 8

Good Day


Take the walls down to the 2x4 .Then put back the best water proof cement board.not dry wall. I insulated all the walls in the room . This will add sound proofing.

Answer 9

take the tile off yourself. OR have tile company come out and do the bid for you (most of them do the bids for free). have a couple come out and see which one is cheaper.
put mats if its the floor..
walls, replace the tile thats cracked.. etc put stickers on with fish or something, lots of people do that :)

Answer 10

I agree with Pete 100%, and ive been remodeling houses for a living for 20 years.