You also run the risk of weakening all your grout lines if you tap them. Your choice. :)
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:30:50 -0500, Erika L. Walker-Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > EXCELLENT! > Thanks for this tip! > I do want to replace the fixtures in our master shower - so this will be > a great tip ... > > Reposting as a didyaknow :D > > Cheers, > Erika > -------------------------------------------------- > > >>| -----Original Message----- > >>| From: Michael T. Tangorre > >>| > >>| You can safely remove the tiles in question without breaking them by > >>| carefully tapping out the grout line around the tiles in > >>| question. Tap and > >>| scrape the grout out. Next, you will want to get a small > >>| hand chizzzzzle > >>| with a nice beveled end on it. SLOWLY and LIGHTLY tap the > >>| point of contact > >>| with the tile and the wall at a slight angle. You might > >>| nick the wall a > >>| little but since your tiles will cover it up you can fill > >>| it in when the > >>| tiles are off and as you re-prep before re-tiliing. I just > >>| got done doing > >>| this very same project when we replaced the fixtures in ym mother's > >>| bathroom. We didn't lose one tile. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143262 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
