Use a small chisel or a small utility knife to score deeper in to the grout and start chiseling the tiles off one by one one row at a time.
Tools needed to remove tile countertop.
You will have situations where you need to destroy the tile to remove it from the floor.
You should be able to do this with a utility knife.
Even still a hammer can be effective if you are on a budget and need to demolish the tile.
Caulk can be softened with a heat gun.
1chip the grout along the grout lines.
To remove thinset use a stiff putty knife and some elbow grease to scrape it from the wall.
Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile.
Fill drywall gouges with drywall joint compound and sand it smooth.
This is a quick video of demolition to a tile counter top that is going to be replaced by granite.
Aside from using a hammer with the masonry chisel you can also use a hammer to smash up the tile if you need to.
Scrape the grout off to remove the trim tiles on the edges.
Lightly hammer on the chisel to take off these trim tiles.
Before you attempt to remove a tile though you ll first need to remove the grout and caulk.
Use a ball peen or masonry hammer and cold chisel to tap the pieces free.
Hammer lightly to remove the trim tile.
Things you ll need adjustable wrench channel locks chisel hammer screwdriver pry bar putty knife reciprocating saw work gloves protective eyewear.
Allow to fully dry.
Things needed pipe wrench putty knife pry bar hammer sponge.
The cabinet portion will be sanded down refinished then.
For semi soft adhesive mastic use 120 grit sandpaper to remove it from the wall.
After the grout has been removed carefully chisel the trim tiles off.
Once you ve removed the grout and caulk surrounding a tile try to pry it up with a putty knife.
Once all the grout has been removed carefully take a small chisel and place it in the grout groove.
Of course many people would prefer to have proper demolition tools to do this job.
Sometimes tile isn t going to come up in one piece.
Continue removing grout all throughout the tile surface.