Removing items glued onto walls/tiles

Red-Squirrel_2

Hello, first post in this section!

I have two things attached to my walls that I want rid of. First is a glass panel between my hob and extractor fan which is cracked but still firmly attached (ordinary painted wall). Second is a bracket for a glass shower screen which is stuck to tiles.

Any ideas for a product or technique I can use to get these off without damaging walls or having to take down tiles?

Thanks in advance, as you can probably tell I'm a bit of a DIY virgin so all advice is greatly appreciated.

Red-Squirrel_2

Hope nobody minds if I bump this!

phoenix_w

If the glass panel is indeed fixed by glue, carefully prizing it away from the wall using a chisel and maybe encouragement from a mallet is all you need. A decent heavy duty scraper should then be used to get as much as the adhesive off the wall as possible, then lightly sand and repaint anything that's left.

The shower screen bracket, however, I find it hard to believe it's glued to the wall. usually they're fixed to the wall with concealed screws which you'll need to find (could be covered by caps to prevent water ingress). Once the screws have been removed it could be stuck by the silicone sealant at the edges, run a stanley knife blade around the edge and carefully prize it away with your hands & perhaps a chisel. If they have glued it then hope it's something like "No more nails" which will usually peel away from hard surfaces like tile without much damage

Norman_Castle

Shower screen brackets are normally screwed to the wall. Look for covers to remove.
Unless you can see otherwise the glass panel is likely to be glued or fixed with double sided tape. Try carefully levering it away from the wall. Wear gloves and glasses and expect it to break. Hopefully the wall should only need minor filling and painting after removal.

Red-Squirrel_2

Thank you both! I assumed the shower panel was glued as no visible screws, but I'll have a closer look. Might rethink that one as I don't want holes in tiles!

No chemicals required then for the glass?

phoenix_w

Any chemicals you use are bound to eat through the paint as well. Carefully pulling the glass off and then carefully removing the left over adhesive is the nicest option.

If you don't want to see holes in the tiles, some mirror screws would cover the holes in a nice fashionuntil you next retile.

Brambleberry

Depending on your choice of removal for the panel, putting a layer of sticky backed plastic, or several strips of tape on the glass might help prevent glass falling all over as you work.