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| If you have a cracked, chipped or otherwise
damaged tile and want to replace it, here are some procedures for tile and grout removal used by professional tile setters: |
| 1.) |
Remove the grout surrounding the damaged
tile. Try to scrape out the tile grout as close to the bottom
of the joint as you can. This will decompress
the edges of the tile and allow room for the damaged
tile to be chipped away. |
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| 2.) |
There are a couple of procedures you
can use to remove the tile so let’s start with
the safest. By safest, we mean removing a tile and
not damaging an adjacent one in the process. |
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| A.) |
With an electric drill and a masonry drill bit
(3/16”), drill a series of holes thru the
damaged tile. For a 4x4 tile, drill about 6 to
9 holes. Try to space the holes evenly around the
whole tile. |
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| B.) |
Using a masonry chisel and a hammer,
place the chisel near a hole that is
close to a corner of the tile a carefully chisel
away the tile working from the edge towards on
the center of the tile. Cracks will form in the
tile which will allow you to chisel along those
lines. |
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| 3.) |
The other method of simply chiseling
away the tile without pre-drilling can be
used but involves more risk of cracking adjacent tiles. |
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| 4.) |
Once the tile is removed you can use
the flat side of the Grout Getter blade to
scrape out the old mastic or thin-set which bonded the old tile to the substrate.
You are now ready to install the new tile and tile grout! |
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