Ok...so I'm a newbie to this forum but I expect to make this my 2nd home now (I'm a First-time home buyer & looking to put my credit back into the house). The first thing I'm doing is bathroom work, and I'll begin with removing wall tile around the bathtub.
Background: We live in a townhome (15 years old) and I'm not sure whether I'll find the backer board or typical drywall behind the ceramic tiles. The 1 adjoining wall to my nighbor involves 2 sheets of 3/8" drywall (Could be a drywall/backer board combo as well) on each side of the framed wall. I'm taking this into consideration because I'm looking to see what you would recommend as the best way to remove these tiles in order to be considerate for 1) Noise Disturbance, and also 2) Overall wall repair.
Am I better off removing each tile 1 by 1 using a hammer, chisel, flat bar, etc.?......OR
Are there easier/quicker ways to try & remove large parts of the drywall/backberboard & simply replace the existing drywall & backboard and "start with a fresh canvas"?
I'm trying to do a comparison of 1) Making medium-level noise for a long time by removing the tiles 1-by-1.......or 2) Making a lot of noice for a short period of time while I simply remove large pieces of the wall at a time.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Background: We live in a townhome (15 years old) and I'm not sure whether I'll find the backer board or typical drywall behind the ceramic tiles. The 1 adjoining wall to my nighbor involves 2 sheets of 3/8" drywall (Could be a drywall/backer board combo as well) on each side of the framed wall. I'm taking this into consideration because I'm looking to see what you would recommend as the best way to remove these tiles in order to be considerate for 1) Noise Disturbance, and also 2) Overall wall repair.
Am I better off removing each tile 1 by 1 using a hammer, chisel, flat bar, etc.?......OR
Are there easier/quicker ways to try & remove large parts of the drywall/backberboard & simply replace the existing drywall & backboard and "start with a fresh canvas"?
I'm trying to do a comparison of 1) Making medium-level noise for a long time by removing the tiles 1-by-1.......or 2) Making a lot of noice for a short period of time while I simply remove large pieces of the wall at a time.
Thanks in advance for your help.