How to Remove Fabric Look Tiles from Shower Surround

Fabric look tiles are beautiful, strong, durable, and water resistant and make a great choice for shower walls. They can also be used for other wall features in bathroom. 

Removing Fabric Tiles

There are times when you may have to remove your existing fabric tiles – sometimes, for a bathroom makeover project and sometimes, for repair or remodeling. Be it whichever reason, one thing that you should be aware of is that you cannot use the tiles once removed. However, there are some YouTube videos that teach how to use waste tiles to decorate home.

Once you remove tiles, you will need to use new tiles to create shower surround. Here is how to remove fabric look tiles from shower surround –

• Heat the grout. Doing so will weaken the grip of the grout, which then will be easier to remove.
• Use a knife to scrape out the grout.
• Now you can see the edges of tiles from the space between.
• Before using chisel and hammer, it is advisable to tap the tiles all over with hammer. Do not apply too much force, otherwise tiles will break. Just do it gently, and it will loosen their grip on the mortar or mortar will lose its grip on the backer board or substrate.
• Remove all the tiles one by one.
• Do cover the drain holes with card board or cloth piece to prevent debris from entering.
• Remove remaining tile pieces and mortar from the tile as well. Prepare the substrate once again to get started on your remodeling project.

If you are looking for new fabric look porcelain tiles, consider WallAndTile.com, one of the largest tile shops in US.