Remove Granite Tile Fireplace

Repeat this process for all tiles.

Remove granite tile fireplace.

Ask this old house mason mark mccullough teaches apprentice krysten how to reface a granite fireplace. Faux paint stones over the existing granite slab to disguise the granite line left by the old mantel. This way if the tiles break during removal they can foot the bill next time around. Slide a pry bar underneath the tile and press gently to lift the tile from the floor.

The tile on the wall area was much easier to remove by using a smaller hammer. Tap lightly on the screwdriver s handle with a rubber mallet. It also helps to use a chisel like this one to get under the tiles and then hammer. Continue hammering until you break all the way through the grout.

Be sure to work in small sections in order to protect the integrity of the stone wall. The grout will crack. How to remove a granite stone fireplace mantel with a drill chisel and hammer. Place the tip of a flat head screwdriver over a portion of the tile s grout.

After all of the tile is removed. The floor tile took a lot of work and was not as easy to remove. Thinset mortar should be the only adhesive used to install granite in this fashion. Subscribe to this old house.

A small 4lb hammer did the trick. Jiggle the handle of the putty knife until it slides freely underneath the tile.