Taking tile off bathroom wall

6 years ago

How hard is it to take tile off wall? Would I need new tile to replace it? Is this a fairly simple DIY job or something to save for the professionals?

I want to paint vanity, upgrade mirror, paint wall, keep flooring.

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felizlady

6 years ago

From your questions, I will assume you are not experienced. This is not simple DIY. If the tile was properly installed, the walls will be damaged when you remove it. You will at least have to refinish the walls....not easy unless you know what you are doing. The bathroom looks good as it is. The tile appears to be in good condition. The cabinet looks good. I would suggest you simply paint the walls a more soothing color to match the lighter tile in the accent strip or white to match the existing field tile or ceiling. The floor tile looks good, too. Buy new towels, a few machine washable rugs to stand on, and a new shower curtain. If the lighting is not acceptable, you may want to have the sconces turned so the light goes down instead of up to the ceiling. Don’t do that yourself either, unless you know what you are doing. You need to use paint meant for a bathroom, which often has moisture in the air. You may be able to add a frame to surround the mirror. It is probably glued to the wall and can’t be removed without damaging the wall.

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btydrvn
6 years ago
There may be a partway solution...remove only top of wall tile...including accent stripe and tile ....on up..painting the cab white to match..leaving more room for a prettier mirror and bigger sconces...and a new paint color of course....even this much will require experienced help...but much less than removing all tile
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btydrvn
6 years ago
A nice wood trim at the top of the white tile of course
btydrvn
6 years ago
Mostly get a good estimate first..for all,or part...before deciding
Kelly Caton
Original Author
6 years ago
I wanted to remove the tile so that we could also remove the handicap handrail. Thanks for the info!
calidesign
6 years ago
You can likely save some money by removing the wall tile yourselves, but plan on a drywall contractor to add new drywall and prepare it for you to paint. However, if you're keeping the flooring, I'd also keep the tile. Wait until you're ready for a full reno.
latifolia
6 years ago
Can't blame you for wanting to remove the grab bar - I hate those! It looks like it's mounted in the field tile, which, if you are lucky, is a standard white 6x6. Since it's not in the shower area, you probably don't need to worry about waterproofing.

I would look for a good tile guy, maybe an experienced handyman. He should be able to remove and replace those few tiles.