How to remove tiles from a plasterboard

Removing tiles from plasterboard is a fairly complicated procedure but the simplest way to re-tile your plasterboard is to remove it, fit a new one and re-tile. However, if you don't want to remove all the plasterboard, here's what you should do.

Level of difficulty

Level2 - Intermediate

What you need

• Brick bolster
• Sandpaper
• Plaster
• Trowel
• Joint knife

The steps to follow

1. Carefully drive the blade of the brick bolster under the edge of the tile.
2. Continue step 1 until all the tiles have been removed.
3. Next, sand and plaster the surface

Note:
If the surface of the plasterboard is stripped off while chopping away the tiles, you can either replace it or repair it.