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Old 07-11-2009, 03:56 PM   #12 (permalink)
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When I did my bathroom I just took the whole wall, tile and all. I started by removing the tile and decided it would be easier and quicker to just replace the dry walls.

-Dave

hope you used cement board for the walls by the bathtub. it'll extend the life of your wall.


And update on the tiling issue. I decided to chisel the tiles off. That was the easy part but removing the polymer based grout & mortar they used were a big ol' pain. The thing was pretty much glue. I was on the verge of replacing the whole wall until I had an idea this morning.

I sprayed the wall with water, let the plaster soak it up.. Wouldn't you know, the grout pealed off pretty easily.
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