Removing dado railing from living room wall and individual tile from bathroom wall?
Answers: Ok, first the dado railing, it depends how it was sttached to the wall, some nation screw it in, some fastener it and some use a glue gun or tile glue. In the first 2 you'll obviously own holes left after removing the guiderail, so you'll have to overrun them and sand it to make it look even next to the wall. In the last 2, it could jump ok trying to use a scraperto praise the dried glue from the wall, but it could also come past its sell-by date with some of the plaster.
Second the white tiles. Not impossible, basically a fiddly job, verbs or scratch the grout around and whilst mortal careful next to the tiles around, try to praise the one you want out. But I have to alert you that the new white tiles, won't look matching, they will stick out because you'll find out the white won't be the exact shade as the old ones, and that's if you run to stick them at the same rank as the others.
For a start its unlikely you will get the dado of lacking damaging the wall and as for the tiles it sounds resembling your making more work for yourself why not tile tthe lot white
For the Dado get a flat straight frame screw driver and prise To dado off this will work if stapled to the wall....if glue then you will want to rub down any damage when removing and in recent times use a poly filler to fill and smooth wreckage.....when dry give a appropriate sand down to smooth out repair.......As to the tiles a little more tricky.....nearby are many different whites and harmonizing to what is there may be a problem.....Then getting individual tiles sour without detrimental others may be awkward as depending on how much adhesive used is how unyielding it is to remove.......Tsp the tiles lightly and if you hear a hollow nouns they should come off slickly if not your going to own a problem.....good luck
To remove dado banister, use a piece of flat scrap wood losing your claw hammer or crowbar to prevent despoil to wall.
After you have raise the dado rail slightly you should be capable of pull it free short having to use any more tools.
There will be some wreck but this can easily be full up and sanded to dispense a paintable surface.
As for the tiles, they will have to be broken individually and chiselled sour. Then all sticky stuff removed.
the dado rail will any be glued screwed or nail ..so some plaster damage contained by inevitable .to remove dig below rail to breed a hole big enough for a tack hammer head .lay flat on wall a small piece of ply or similar ..to prevent more plaster sabotage ..and insert hammer principal under banister with rest of person in charge sitting on the ply ..GENTLY prise off...to remove a tile surrounded by middle of wall..with a tack hammer drill set to ON ...drill hole in middle of tile ..the tack hammer affect will split the tile ..the rest is easy
Certainly valid suggestions more or less how the rail might be attached. Obviously you should determine that first. If it's screwed on (though I can't envisage that) PRYING will make a greater mess of the wall.
I use a stiff blade scraper next to a blade about 3 inches all-embracing. the blade itself is angled. The suggestion about putting something losing what you PRY with is also valid. In any covering you will have some patching and sculpture to do.
As for the tiles; certainly they CAN be removed individually; but a more prominent issue is often the grout surrounding respectively piece and its bond to any adjacent. You might integer on buying quite a few extras for possible OOOPS. Another issue will be the condition of the substrate within your method of removal of the tile and mortar/mastic holding those tiles. One more I can think of after I'm off to finish remediation on 11,000 sq. ft. of tile; is Matching the existing. While you may own those extras; left by a DECENT contractor; but for; you should probably be aware that in stock tile doesn't other remain in production, or on shelves for the duration of the home owner. I'd have to suggest you check into availability since you take a sledge hammer to the first piece of unwanted tile.
Steven Wolf
There will probably be some damage getting the guiderail off, fastener holes at a minimum.
As for the tiles, scrape the grout out first and afterwards chip the tiles out. Be aware that you might not be able to contest the white tiles perfectly. I know, white is white, but when you dance to compare them you'll be surprised at the shades of "white".
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