Use a 3 4 or 1 in.
Remove tile from concrete wall.
Put the chisel along the top edge of the tile trim and hammer down.
Use a ball peen or masonry hammer and cold chisel to tap the pieces free.
Give it a try by inserting a chisel putty knife or other flat tool in between the tile and the wall almost parallel to the wall.
Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them.
Chisel tiles away from the wall.
Work the chisel between the tiles and the concrete hammering them up with a 2 lb.
This approach should let you save more of your tiles for reuse unless the tiles are unusually well adhered or a relatively recent installation.
Wipe the tiles dry with a rag then scrub them again with the textured side of a kitchen sponge.
The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off.
These pieces should break off fairly easy.
Masonry chisel and a 2 lb.
Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile.
If the walls were covered with a latex waterproofing the tile will be much easier to remove and should pop.
Work the chisel under the tiles forcing them loose.
Before you remove the mesh and mortar of a mud wall you must first deal with the tile.
In some cases the only way to tear out the ceramic tile is with heavy equipment such as a jackhammer or air chisel.
Continue chipping until you have removed the trim pieces and have exposed the top edge of the flat tile.