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Removing tile from a wall....

Discussion in 'Home Improvement & DIY Forum' started by plutosgirl, Jan 7, 2009.

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  1. Jan 9, 2009 at 9:59 AM #21
    jazzbluescat

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    Looks like a home in the Mideast. :)
     
  2. Jan 9, 2009 at 10:09 AM #22
    plutosgirl

    plutosgirl It's a Liopleurodon!!!

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    Salaam
     
  3. Jan 9, 2009 at 10:41 AM #23
    Village Idiot

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    damn

    i bet you did freak out.

    the outlet looks like it will be fine, maybe shim it out some to compensate for the tile job. post some finished pics when you get done.
     
  4. Jan 9, 2009 at 1:43 PM #24
    hasbeen99

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    I see sheetrock, not cement board. :nono:
     
  5. Jan 9, 2009 at 4:02 PM #25
    Bondgirl

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    I'm sorry [​IMG]

    Is it fixed yet?
     
  6. Jan 9, 2009 at 8:35 PM #26
    marlinfan1

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    .....Hardi-backer is less than 1/2 inch thick. Dur-rock is roughly 1/2 thick, which is probably the thickness of your drywall. So the good news is this............you're tiling a backsplash over your kitchen counter? If so, the hell with hardi-backer, just use sheetrock period. AND!!!, check this out, if you're going to do the job yourself, forget using thinset, ( a bonding material ), and don't waste $ on buying a gallon of mastic. Buy a couple of tubes of liquid nails, and apply that adhesive to the back of the tile with a caulk gun, and also put some on the wall where each tile is to be placed.
    Next mash that tile into place, then pull it off the wall and look at the back of the tile to see if you need to add more liquid nails.
    Duct tape is helpful to keep your pattern of tile in place.
    After a couple of hours, go back into the kitchen and adjust the tiles that may have moved a little.
    Grout the next day.
     
  7. Jan 9, 2009 at 10:13 PM #27
    Brick Hardwick

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    what are you gonna hide a body in there?
     
  8. Jan 10, 2009 at 12:12 AM #28
    jazzbluescat

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    ..after a few hours I'd have consumed a snoot full of scotch, would need a nap.
     
  9. Jan 10, 2009 at 4:30 PM #29
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    Durrock is designed to but up with 1/2 inch dry wall. It worked perfectly for me.

    they both make multiple thicknesses though
     
  10. Jan 11, 2009 at 10:35 PM #30
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    Why do you continue to think anyone cares what you think?
     
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