Wall Tile Adhesive

[Jack]

Hi Folks,

I hope that somebody can help me with this problem.

In the bathroom of my Uncle's house 2 colums of tiles buckled and I pulled them off before they fell. I would like to put them back on the wall as they are in good order, except that they have the tile adhesive on the back of them.

Is there any easy way of getting this adhesive off? I tried a bit of scraping but I did not want to put too much pressure on the tile in case it cracked. Is there any way of softening the adhesive?

Many thanks

Jack

[Frank Erskine]

I had exactly the same thing happen in my bathroom the other day. Although I have a quantity of spare tiles I thought I might try to reuse the old ones (to save a lot of cutting if nothing else!).

I simply soaked the tiles (face down) in cold water for a couple of hours, and the adhesive came away quite easily with a scraper and a nailbrush.

Obviously it'll all depend on the type of adhesive.

[Stuart Noble]

Try soaking them in hot water and detergent for a couple of hours

[Andy Dee]

As above, soak or steam it off. A

[Jack]

Many thanks for the suggestions guys - I should be able to try them this weekend.

Regards

Jack