A well installed tile job on drywall is not meant to be easy to remove.
Removing tile from dry wall.
Unfortunately if the tile was installed directly on drywall that hope is probably unrealistic.
I found once i damaged the dry wall it was really difficult to get more tile off without damaging more dry wall.
However it is unlikely that removing the adhesive will leave the drywall looking like new.
The adhesive bonding the tile will at a minimum pull the paper off the drywall and it may pull out some of the gypsum core in places.
Removing wall tiles is different and more difficult than removing floor tiles because wall tiles are typically set very close together with minimal grout lines.
The key is not using the wall for leverage.
The use of the right tools and materials combined with some elbow grease will remove most tile adhesives from drywall.
How to remove ceramic wall tile without damaging drywall.
Our tiles were pretty thick and attached to a thin cardboard sheet.
With the proper tools and care it still won t be easy but it will be possible to get the tile off and salvage it by.
Removing tile adhesive from drywall is not an impossible process.
Ceramic wall tiles provide an easy to clean surface for kitchen backsplashes and bathroom walls.
Once you have it damages the drywall behind.
This means that it takes more care to remove a wall tile without damaging the surrounding tiles.