Take Off Granite Backsplash
Removing the granite backsplash since you ve already managed to remove the caulking set aside the utility knife for now and get the putty knife.
Take off granite backsplash. Push the crowbar in behind one of the tiles beside the opening left by a removed tile. A little joint compound will repair any damage well enough for tiling. Start gently prying away the backsplash from the wall. During this reno we also had to remove the 4 granite backsplash from the wall.
I was very nervous at first because this was new to me but it was much easier than i thought. Carefully slide the blade of your putty knife in between the seam where the granite backsplash meets the wall that it s covering. Just to make a note i was only removing the backsplash to put new backsplash up. This past weekend we started on our kitchen backsplash project.
It is easy it is only caulked in place and if you plan to tile the wall with anything except glass tiles any damage to drywall shouldn t be a problem. How to remove granite backsplash easily. Any tile person will be capable of removing the backsplash. So today i want to share.
Tap the handle of the putty knife with a hammer to begin separating the back splash from the wall. Step 5 pull the putty knife out and reinsert it at the top edge of the backsplash between the wall. Slide the blade of a stiff putty knife between the seam of the granite back splash and the wall on the open end of the back splash.