My neighbor is removing kitchen tile. It is attached to the 1947 lath & plaster. How can he remove it?

Question

When he tried loosening the tile, he tore off the plaster, too. Any ideas please?

Answer 1

it is very doubtful that he can. it may be that he has to replace the plaster with wallboard or have the lath replastered - which woud cost a mint i'm afraid.
sorry.

Answer 2

If he is planning to use new tile over the area, I would just call it scrap and tear off the tiles. When he is done, he can decide if he want to replaster or just remove the lath and put up drywall. Since he is covering the plaster, the work wouldn't have to be perfect and he could do it himself, just get it as smooth as possible.

If he is planning to leave the wall exposed, he will need to redo the plaster once he has removed the tile. Not what he wants to hear, but probably the reality. The glue used to attach the tiles will pull off the plaster.

Answer 3

place overlaying tape over the centre of the tile so the drill bit would not slip, use a drill with masonary bit and drill numerous holes to the centre and around tile ensuring overlaying tape is caught down in the previous drilling. gently knock the centre of the tile and ruin out the tile centre first working outwards, use a small balstor chisel, in case you have a Dremal use this gadget to shrink out and around tile all the grouting, which could be efficient, if no longer sparkling off cement making use of old chisil/balstor and prepare wall for exchange tile. in case you're unlucky and crack adjacent tile in this technique use comparable technique, yet could be less difficult as you have got greater get right of entry to in knocking from in the back of the tile. solid luck.

Answer 4

Your neighbor needs to gut the walls - tear out the old lathe and plaster along with the tiles and put up new drywall.

Answer 5

You can not remove tile from a plaster wall without damage.

Answer 6

Plaster will always come off when you remove tile... It just needs to be repaired.