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Removing Tiles for Re-use

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  • 09-10-2006 4:57pm
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    pjq
    Registered Users Posts: 377 ✭✭


    I need to remove some tiles from a 40yr. old fireplace without breaking them , then I need to fit a wood burning stove , and lastly replace some of the tiles .
    I need some tips on tile removal , if I saturate behind the tiles , will this help to ease thnm off ? All suggestions welcome , just don't tell me to be careful!

    pjq


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    GreeBo
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    How big are the tiles?
    The more of it you can support (by a scraper etc) the less likely they are to break.
    What are they tiled to, wood, plasterboard/wallpaper?


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    Cmar-Ireland
    Registered Users Posts: 2,340 ✭✭✭Cmar-Ireland


    Really depends on how they were fixed originally. I would imagine that fireplace tiles with all the heat over the years would be really well set. I suppose I would start by removing all grout and then trying to get as much of the fixing material from under the leading edges of the tiles. Then delicate patience with a thin scraper/chisel etc...


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    pjq
    Registered Users Posts: 377 ✭✭pjq


    I removed the mantlepiece and wiggled a putty knief between the tiles and the body of the fireplace which is made out of a porous cement like a cement block. And carefully they all came away in one piece .

    pjq


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