A grout scraper can get between the ceramic without cracking them and causing serious damage when you remove the tile backsplash.
Removing old tile from a kitchen wall.
Carefully use the hammer and putty knife to chisel off the tiles without gouging the drywall.
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 grout that binds the tiles together and to the wall needs to be gently removed.
This means that it takes more care to remove a wall tile without damaging the surrounding tiles.
Ceramic wall tiles provide an easy to clean surface for kitchen backsplashes and bathroom walls.
Work the grout scraper in a downward motion and work side to side to gently loosen the tile from its hold against the wall.
Once the tile is down take a 5 in 1 tool and scrapper to remove any excess grout.
How to remove ceramic wall tile without damaging drywall.
With the removal of the one tile keep going under the surrounding tiles gently popping the tile from the wall by prying it from the wall using the scraper and hammer.