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whateveryouwant4321 t1_jcw7gqv wrote

I’ve had good results by scoring the tile and cutting into the grout around each tile before removing it. The idea is to provide less surface area for adhesion before prying it out, so it takes less drywall with it.

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Sodinski t1_jcwbt4o wrote

What did you use for that? A dremel or something?

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whateveryouwant4321 t1_jcwjdbk wrote

Ive weakened the grout with a handheld grout saw, then I’ve used the chisel that you have pictured along with a hammer to chisel the grout out.

Then slowly chisel the tile from multiple sides and gradually angle the chisel outward to apply force. If you use a lot of force with an outward angle to pry the tile out, you’ll take a lot of wallboard with it. You want to chisel between the tile adhesive and drywall all the way down/across the tile until it just falls off.

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