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Out here in CA we do many tile tear-outs. We got real good at removing the counter, but the backsplash is causing us fits. Anyone have suggestions on how to remove all the grout, mastic, concrete on glue from tdhe face of the drywall? Maybe a grinder, scraper…something? Any insight would be great.
I have customers that use a variable speed grinder with a medium grit (80) resin filled cup wheel. It allows you to smooth it out very nicely.
Andy, I usually just cut out the drywall with the tile attached, put in a new piece of drywall with some setting type joint compond. This may sound like alot of work, but it is a heck of alot faster than trying to pop off the tile and scrape off the mastic. Also the mastic that is being used today is alot stronger than was used in the past, it will rip the face of the drwall off.
You can get 1/4″ drywall also, I have used that to skim the wall after the tile was removed. You can use a hot gun and scraper but its still a messy job. No easy fix here.
Andy,
I remove sheetrock and all like Norm. Time is alot quicker than trying to just remove the tile.
Reuben
Andy, cut the drywall around the perimiter of the tile, then take a hammer and smash two holes in the tile about three feet apart, (preferable not where a stud is). Put on a pair of gloves, reach into the holes and start shaking the tile and all. the whole thing will come of in one piece, no mess, no fuss. I do this in showers all the time, takes me about ten minutes to tear out shower walls. Mud shower pans are a different story and involve a chipping hammer.
P.S. Make sure to check the room behind the wall you are working on, to make sure the Mona Lisa is not hanging there, because chances are it won’t be for long.
Norm W. wrote
P.S. Make sure to check the room behind the wall you are working on, to make sure the Mona Lisa is not hanging there, because chances are it won’t be for long.
Dr. Norman:
Is your hypothesis purely conjecture or do you have emperical evidence to substantiate your theory?
Dr. Joe
Andy we used to do the same as Norm (remove & replace the sheetrock) then make the new splashes larger that the old ones so you do not have to match texture and paint. Goes pretty fast after you do a few.
We have usually talked them into letting us remove drywall and all. take it down to the studs. Only mudding necessary is at finished ends. Never done one where they wanted old full height tile gone, but then regular 4″ splash, only full height going back in. Covers everything except the finished ends of the runs, and if you are lucky you can run the new splashes past at appliances, etc.
Not a remodeler,
Matt
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