Tool To Remove Marble Tile

Once you have the marble cracked and shattered in several places you can start to remove large pieces from the floor.

Tool to remove marble tile.

Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile. Work the chisel between the tiles and the concrete hammering them up with a 2 lb. If using a chisel place the chisel at a slight angle atop the grout and use the hammer to tap on the chisel as. This method takes a while but comes with a low risk of damaging the surrounding tiles.

Scrape the grout away with a utility knife. Start at a broken tile or between tiles where the grout has loosened. Score the grout lines between the marble tiles using a grout scoring tool or chisel. An ordinary grout saw typically does not work for wall tiles because of lug spacers that connect adjacent tiles underneath.

Work the chisel under the tiles forcing them loose. Use a 3 4 or 1 in. Strike the face of stubborn tiles to break them up for easier removal. Use a ball peen or masonry hammer and cold chisel to tap the pieces free.

Masonry chisel and a 2 lb. In some cases the only way to tear out the ceramic tile is with heavy equipment such as a jackhammer or air chisel. Unfortunately it had to be removed due to new flooring butting against the threshold.