Removing wall tiles - is this going to be a DIY disaster?

[Silvercatowner]

I fitted the tiles in the downstairs loo some years ago and made a crap job of it. I now want to remove them and (hopefully) paint the wall where the tiles have been. Am I setting myself up for further disaster please?

Hmm, how old is the house? I removed tiles that have been on the wall for over 15 years in what was the show home, they came off in a sheet as they never really adhered to the wall with it being brand new plaster. I then used a razor stripper to remove any traces of adhesive and painted it.

However, I have also removed tiles in a previous house that were so well adhered to the wall it took chunks out of the plaster.

Go carefully with a bolster and chisel, wear gloves AND wear eye protection. Tiles can be very sharp when broken and bits can fly into your eyes.

If the tiles come off well you can repaint although you may want to consider re-tiling. I have never come across the plaster work being that amazing you can just repaint except in this house. We have paid a plasterer to skim coat.

I did have to patch mine a little, but we are very competent DIYers, ie we fit our own bathrooms, plumbing and tiling.