Need to lift a tile

[DaveM]

I need to lift a tile to adjust a pipe that sticks out of the wall, the pipes were level, but I must have caught it when doing the tiling and the adhesive has stuck it roughly 6mm too low on one side. Is there a way to do this without damaging the tile or surrounding tiles or do I get the hammer and chisel on it?

Thanks!

 

[Old Mod]

Do you have a picture?

 

[DaveM]

Yes, 2 ticks mate and I'll take one, cheers.

 

[DaveM]

If I could pull that pipe up to the top of the hole, that would sort it out, but the adhesive it stopping it moving, I've tried to chip it out from round the pipe but it's stuck fast. This is for the towel radiator, it's going at the end of the bath on the wall and that's the right hand pipe in the photo.

 

[Old Mod]

Do you have any kind of shroud to go around pipe when it's done?
You know like a diverter cover plate.

 

[Stef]

I would try & get a pad saw (dry wall) into that & try & get the adhesive moved if there's enough space.

 

[DaveM]

Do you have any kind of shroud to go around pipe when it's done?
You know like a diverter cover plate.

It's a pair of chrome angled valves, I've done a pic. There's no shroud which is why I cut the hole as 20mm rather than any bigger. I'm sure I could get shrouds, do you reckon to chisel a bit out? I'll check the fittings for the towel radiator too. Thanks again!

 

[gazmcd72]

A wee junior hacksaw blade just to loosen the adhesive

 

[Old Mod]

Oooow shiny!
As Stef says maybe able to get it with a pad saw.
Fat Max also do a hacksaw where u can fit a hacksaw blade or a wood saw blade in the handle.
The hacksaw blade is a constant size as opposed to tapered.
There's also the chrome effect pipe shrouds for radiators at worse, which will give quite a bit of working space.
Or just change it haha

 

[Old Mod]

 

[WetSaw]

Have you fitted the tile over the other pipe? Are the pipes now not level with each other? I'd be putting shrouds around the pipes anyway! You've also got a bit of leeway with the fittings, screw one in a little more than the other to get the towel rad level.

 

[DaveM]

Cheers for that, so failing the padsaw, is lifting the tile not an option then? I don't mind recutting, there's been bigger ball aches than this this week haha

 

[WetSaw]

Lifting as in removing or pushing up? If you didn't move it when you fitted it it's not going to move now!!

If you've not grouted then just gently thrash it out and replace it.

 

[DaveM]

Have you fitted the tile over the other pipe? Are the pipes now not level with each other? I'd be putting shrouds around the pipes anyway! You've also got a bit of leeway with the fittings, screw one in a little more than the other to get the towel rad level.

The pipe in the photo is about 6mm lower than the one on the left, the holes are in different tiles, the holes are pretty much level, but the pipe on the right has pulled down slightly, but they were level to start with, I must have caught it when I was pushing the tile on.

 

[DaveM]

Lifting as in removing or pushing up? If you didn't move it when you fitted it it's not going to move now!!

If you've not grouted then just gently thrash it out and replace it.

Sorry, by lifting I meant removing without damaging.

That's what I was asking, how to get it out without damaging the others