It also helps to use a chisel like this one to get under the tiles and then hammer.
Remove granite tile fireplace.
A small 4lb hammer did the trick.
Jiggle the handle of the putty knife until it slides freely underneath the tile.
Be sure to work in small sections in order to protect the integrity of the stone wall.
This way if the tiles break during removal they can foot the bill next time around.
Repeat this process for all tiles.
Tap lightly on the screwdriver s handle with a rubber mallet.
Faux paint stones over the existing granite slab to disguise the granite line left by the old mantel.
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Thinset mortar should be the only adhesive used to install granite in this fashion.
How to remove a granite stone fireplace mantel with a drill chisel and hammer.
Continue hammering until you break all the way through the grout.
Place the tip of a flat head screwdriver over a portion of the tile s grout.
Before you do or damage anything i would call hd and insist that they send someone out to remove the tiles and install them properly.
Slide a putty knife underneath a granite tile.
After all of the tile is removed.
Ask this old house mason mark mccullough teaches apprentice krysten how to reface a granite fireplace.
The grout will crack.
The floor tile took a lot of work and was not as easy to remove.