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QuestionHow do I remove adhesive without damaging the tiles?Art Fricke is a home renovation and repair specialist and the owner of Art Tile & Renovation based in Austin, Texas. With over 10 years of experience, he specializes in bathroom and kitchen renovations. Art focuses on a single contractor approach to customized renovation work, and performs projects such as installing custom tile showers, fixing tiled shower leaks, replacing cracked tiles, and installing floor and wall tile.If your substrate was a concrete backer board, you should be able to scrape the thin-set off of it with a putty knife without causing too much damage.
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QuestionI just need to remove two short rows of tile that are the side and back splash around two sides of bathroom sink. Can I clean and then paint the sheet rock?Mark Spelman is a General Contractor based in Austin, Texas. With over 30 years of construction experience, Mark specializes in constructing interiors, project management, and project estimation. He has been a construction professional since 1987.After removing the tiles, gently scrape off the old adhesive. You may have to repair walls with plaster.
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QuestionWhat kind of substrate should I use when I'm replacing the tile in my bathroom?Art Fricke is a home renovation and repair specialist and the owner of Art Tile & Renovation based in Austin, Texas. With over 10 years of experience, he specializes in bathroom and kitchen renovations. Art focuses on a single contractor approach to customized renovation work, and performs projects such as installing custom tile showers, fixing tiled shower leaks, replacing cracked tiles, and installing floor and wall tile.If you're using decorative tile, like a wainscot or a backsplash, you can install it on drywall. However, if your tiling a shower wall or bathtub surround, use concrete backer board with a moisture barrier behind it. That will keep moisture from getting into the wall cavity and the wall framing.
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QuestionHow do you remove wall tiles quickly?Art Fricke is a home renovation and repair specialist and the owner of Art Tile & Renovation based in Austin, Texas. With over 10 years of experience, he specializes in bathroom and kitchen renovations. Art focuses on a single contractor approach to customized renovation work, and performs projects such as installing custom tile showers, fixing tiled shower leaks, replacing cracked tiles, and installing floor and wall tile.I recommend just tearing apart the shower walls. Doing this will be much faster than removing each tile individually. Plus, the substrate will likely be damaged from the removal regardless of how careful you are.
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