Remove old wall tiles on 45mm adhesive

[bickyz]

Hi my shower area has 15 years old tiles laid on 45mm thick cement based adhesive. These are 200mm x 250mm ceramic tiles.

I am looking to remove these tiles; Can someone please adivice me how to remove these or which tools to hire/use.

In the past I have used tile chisel/hammer to remove my kitchen old ceramic wall tiles which was laid on about 8/10mm adhesive But this shower ones are really thick.

Any help would be much appreciated, thank you.

 

[Del W]

You should be able to hire a kango from a local hire shop.It will be dirty,dusty & noisy.Sheet up doorways,wear a mask & glasses/goggles.

 

[bickyz]

thanks Del W;
My nearest tool hire is hss which doesnt do Kango; Can I use any of these
hss.com/g/2141/Chipping-Hammer.html
hss.com/g/2131/Demolition-Hammer-10kg-110v.html
hss.com/g/2161/Wall-Tile-Remover-110v.html

 

[Robb o]

Hello Bickyz

I would use a SDS Drill that allows you to use Hammer only and wide flat chisel.
I have a Bosch GB Profesional that I use for all sorts of work.
This is smaller than a large Kango so less arm ache.LOL

 

[Robb o]

Hello Bickyz

I would use a SDS drill that allows you to use hammer only and a wide flat chisel.
I have a Bosch GB Professional that I use for this type of work,less arm ache than a kango or sds Max.
You might need to start off with a grinder and hammer and bolster to get 1 or 2 tiles off once you have done that try and get the chisel behind the tiles and level with wall.
Try to keep your chisel sharp or get a few and pay the re-sharpening charge.
Also if you can, to keep dust to a min get a pasting brush and a bucket of water and keep wetting adhesive as you chisel it off.
Hope this helps all the best with it.
Rob