Tiling

Remove partial tiles without ruining full ones?

Anonymous user 27 February 2024 - 3.31 PM

Hi! We had our kitchen splashback tiled around 2 years ago, up to/around our existing cabinets. When we removed the initial layer of tiles the wall was in poor condition so had a plaster skim up to the cabinet footprint, foolishly thinking we’d keep the existing units for a few years… Fast forward and we’ve now decided to rip out the kitchen fully (I know - we’ve done it backwards!). We’ve removed the old cabinets and realised the tiles now won’t fit round the new units and there will be big gaps. There are partial tiles all round the top/side where they’d been cut to fit the old footprint. I would guess the best way to do this (financially) would be remove most of the partial tiles on the edges and redo gaps once cabinet footprint is in? Rather than rip it all down and start again? My question is - I begrudge removing the full wall of tile, but doubt we’ll be able to carefully remove the partial tiles along the edges? Is there any way to salvage this so we can avoid a full retile - a hack of removing cut tiles without ruining the adjacent full ones? TIA!

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Burnham On Sea

Cut the grout lines with a small mini grinder a bit messy but use a wet sponge when cutting and this should prevent any other tiles coming off with the cut ones you want off

Answered24 February 2024

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Anonymous user

I would score the tiles as well before cutting . Easiest and cheapest option is the above again. Depending on how the tiles are remove , try a mosaic effect if they break to much

Answered24 February 2024

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Anonymous user

Hi Tia. As Burnham stated in his answer for you, it is super ok, but it should also be stated that anyone can have a grinder at home and can use it. Someone with experience in tiling will surely solve your problem without breaking or chipping a piece from the bottom row. you will surely find someone reliable who knows how to bring the matter to an end where she will be satisfied with the result.

Answered26 February 2024

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Luton

Use a Stanley knife to carefully rake out the grouts around the tiles to be replaced. Need lots of blades, always sharp, run parallel with the edges of tiles, this way you separate the tiles then you can crack the ones coming out, clean out the adhesive with an old wood chisel and hammer, ready to go.

Answered27 February 2024

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