How to fight off the old tiles before repair

Before starting work

Let's estimate the amount of work and prepare the tools needed for repairs:

• protective gloves (thick cloth);
• respirator (cement dust is harmful enough);
• goggles to protect the eyes;
• chisel or a chisel;
• hammer;
• punch;
• plastic film;
• old blanket.

Preparation of the jobsite.Proper equipment - security deposit.

First mark the place where you will be working, with a margin for freedom of movement and protection of concrete and tile pieces.For easier cleaning, the subsequent beating of grout, you can cover the floor with a film of polyethylene.The toilet, sink and other fragile, easily breakable objects better to wrap up an old blanket - it will protect them from concrete fragments and old tiles.After completion of the work, will only have to unpack these items, coward debris and dust on the film, which, after the bag can be folded up and thrown away.

work is necessary in goggles - it will protect your eyes from dust clogging (which necessarily occurs when breaking the old solution), as well as from possible fragments of tiles that can injure eyes.Hands from injury and unnecessary pollution better protect the thick gloves.If respiratory protection you do not have a respirator, you can replace it with two layers of cheesecloth and laid in the middle of a thin layer of cotton wool.

Removing old or ceramic tile.Purification of the solution.

how to prepare a place, you can begin to work on fighting off the tiles.To begin better with the uppermost row, and so row by row gradually descend.From wall tiles separate the better, using a chisel or a chisel.Carefully picks up the edges, emphasizing the tool tip between the tiles and the old cement.If so it is impossible to separate the tile, then it must be broken down.Carefully and swipe in the middle of the tile with a hammer, you can also put a few blows to the rest of the tile area.As a result, tiles should be split into several parts, then one by one to remove each piece.

After you have finished removing all the old tiles must be well clear of the old wall solution.It is best to use a chisel.Only need to be cleaned very carefully, until smooth wall, because it will affect the beauty and quality of laying new tiles.Even small pieces of the old solution can significantly reduce the fastening properties of the new solution.

Completion.

Now that the wall is completely cleared of the old tiles and mortar, we can safely say that this phase of work is completed.You can wash the wall with warm water - it will remove the remnants of cement dust from it.Then, carefully, so as not to spill anything, fold the film along with fragments of tiles and other debris.Remove the blanket wrapped up earlier items and gently knock them on the street.Now the wall is ready for laying new tiles.