Tiling...

[ShaunCorbs]

soak in wd40 and leave overnight

 

[jaydebruyne]

soak in wd40 and leave overnight

Sprayed a load of penetrating oil on them when I was there, usually works in about 5 mins but these feckers weren't budging at all

 

[steadyon]

Do they have an allen set screw holding the cartridges in? I've come across these on (from memory) Grohe showers. You screw the cartridge in, and then fix it in place with a screw which goes into the side of the threaded part of the cartridge. If you don't take the screw out it is impossible to remove the cartridge.

 

[jaydebruyne]

Do they have an allen set screw holding the cartridges in? I've come across these on (from memory) Grohe showers. You screw the cartridge in, and then fix it in place with a screw which goes into the side of the threaded part of the cartridge. If you don't take the screw out it is impossible to remove the cartridge.

No I didn't see anything like that on them. Im starting to wish I didn't take on the job now.. Lol

My plan is to take out the grout, remove the tap heads and put a suction cup on the tile (the type you hold glass slabs with) and then pry the tile off by sticking a screwdriver between the tile/ply while pulling in the suction cup... In my head it works REALLY well haha

 

[ShaunCorbs]

the question you got to think of where am i going to get tiles to match as they will crack

 

[jaydebruyne]

the question you got to think of where am i going to get tiles to match as they will crack

Will have to research it before I do the job

 

[townfanjon]

Jay if you are extremely lucky and who ever stuck the tiles on used poor adhesive you maybe in with a chance. But I doubt it.
I am assuming the tiles are on plasterboard , if you have a multicutter scrape out the grout and carefully cut through the grout line straight through the board as well , in other words the tiles will be untouched and still stuck to the board.
Bung them in a bucket of water for a few days and the adhesive should scrape off.
Yes a load of work but it does work , I have done it loads of times


Good luck lol

 

[jaydebruyne]

Jay if you are extremely lucky and who ever stuck the tiles on used poor adhesive you maybe in with a chance. But I doubt it.
I am assuming the tiles are on plasterboard , if you have a multicutter scrape out the grout and carefully cut through the grout line straight through the board as well , in other words the tiles will be untouched and still stuck to the board.
Bung them in a bucket of water for a few days and the adhesive should scrape off.
Yes a load of work but it does work , I have done it loads of times


Good luck lol

The tiles are on ply..

 

[ShaunCorbs]

The tiles are on ply..

still the same but thicker

 

[Fallon1982]

Quote for an entire new bathroom lol