Cutting out a single tile....

brightontraveller

andyhop wrote: »

LIKE???? Tell me what adhesive you've used that comes away with heat or steam.....two things that a bathroom has a huge amount off

Defiantly lots of heat steam in a bathroom...... but OP is about a cloakroom...

andyhop wrote: »

What havei missed in the last 20yrs. Used pretty much everything from Bal, Mapei, Palace, weber, ultra, Dunlop and so on

Keeping up with technology :rotfl:

andyhop wrote: »

A steamer will soften adhesive once a tile is removed but it won't get through a non porous porcelain tile. It might eventually get through a ceramic tile as these often absorb 20% moisture

I don,t know what the OP tiles are or what adhesives have been used and neither do you....Could guess but that doesn't help them but I'll guess at there leather tiles with a [FONT=&quot]organic mastic tile adhesive[/FONT]?

Silver-Surfer_2

brightontraveller wrote: »

Defiantly lots of heat steam in a bathroom...... but OP is about a cloakroom...

Is there a difference between bathroom and cloakroom tiles?

How do you tell, as I'm about to make the mistake of using ceramic tiles in my cloakroom that the manufacture has said are suitable for bathrooms, kitchens and conservatories. Should I not use them in the downstairs bog?

andyhop

Non at all.

Basic wall tiles are ceramic, lightweight and easy to cut. Usually small format and sub £30 Sqm. Can be fixed with tubbed adhesive or cement based

Porcelain tiles are harder wearing, require specialist bits to drill and need a decent cutter to score and snap. Must be fixed with cement based adhesives on larger sizes , expect to pay £30-£60 Sqm

The other poster doesn't appear to be trade, nor time served or skilled . Just someone who uses google and believes everything he reads :rotfl:

globalds

I took out a tile to put a shaver socket in the wall

I used an Aldi version of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9xGeidpQm4

the 9 minute mark is what you need to do

To get all the grout from around the tile

Then used the same tool to cut it down the middle ..then a screw driver and an old chisel to pry it off the wall ,
Like most people are saying ..the main problem is not splitting any other tiles ..getting all the grout out is the key to stopping this.And a multi tool with tile cutting attachment is the best option.

brightontraveller

Silver-Surfer wrote: »

Is there a difference between bathroom and cloakroom tiles?

How do you tell, as I'm about to make the mistake of using ceramic tiles in my cloakroom that the manufacture has said are suitable for bathrooms, kitchens and conservatories. Should I not use them in the downstairs bog?

Its not so much a difference but more substrates, tile size, weights etc vary... Not knowing these makes it little harder to accurately answer? Different types of tiles and adhesive for different installations, Manufactures instructions should be used ? ....Check manufactures instructions ... Tile weight, size, material, substrate, location etc are all relevant...... At a guess I'd say fine ?


Some believe everythings the same steam room, steam bath, jacuzzi, swimming pool, kitchen, boiler room, fire back etc, Ditto substrates lime plaster, concrete, timber, aluminum, etc ? Ditto being fireproof etc..... They would use same for 1” by 1” cork on timber as meter by meter marble on concrete to them it makes no difference all exactly the same ..:) Time served less than 60,s for a free burger in maccy D's Japan ,

Silver-Surfer_2

brightontraveller wrote: »

Its not so much a difference but more substrates, tile size, weights etc vary... Not knowing these makes it little harder to accurately answer? Different types of tiles and adhesive for different installations, Manufactures instructions should be used ? ....Check manufactures instructions ... Tile weight, size, material, substrate, location etc are all relevant...... At a guess I'd say fine ?


Some believe everythings the same steam room, steam bath, jacuzzi, swimming pool, kitchen, boiler room, fire back etc, Ditto substrates lime plaster, concrete, timber, aluminum, etc ? Ditto being fireproof etc..... They would use same for 1” by 1” cork on timber as meter by meter marble on concrete to them it makes no difference all exactly the same ..:) Time served less than 60,s for a free burger in maccy D's Japan ,

Andyhop was right, you're clueless.

brightontraveller

Silver-Surfer wrote: »

Andyhop was right, you're clueless.

You asked ?
Granted attempting to be smart giving absolutely no help at all to OP? I answer you don’t agree I could care less? Troll away as much as you like

:rotfl:

Hoof_Hearted

Anyway, apart from the war I started, they are incredibly thick tiles. Typical builder, the adjacent (hidden) tile is broken where it has been drilled but this gives me access to a corner of the one I need to change If it comes off easily, I may replace both. Luckily, I have spare tiles for all my wet areas, so no problem matching. Thanks for everybody's advice and opinions -- it has been a great help.

brightontraveller

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

Anyway, apart from the war I started, they are incredibly thick tiles. Typical builder, the adjacent (hidden) tile is broken where it has been drilled but this gives me access to a corner of the one I need to change If it comes off easily, I may replace both. Luckily, I have spare tiles for all my wet areas, so no problem matching. Thanks for everybody's advice and opinions -- it has been a great help.

Amazing what’s hidden after some “trades finish ?” having the same tile is half the battle follow the first vid link and you cant really go wrong… Today two tiles tomorrow the world :j

andyhop

It was probably fitted by someone who self taught themselves googling the Internet claiming to know what there doing, armed with a heat gun,and a tube of Prit-stick :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: