move a toilet paper holder attached to tile


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Old 11-21-03, 04:19 PM
pillmill
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move a toilet paper holder attached to tile

I recently put in a new floor in my bathroom and now the ceramic toilet paper holder is too low. Can someone advise me as to how to remove it from the tile and then place it higher up? It matches the wall tile and I would like to try and save it.
 
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Old 11-21-03, 07:07 PM
United Tile Man
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Hello pillmill, You say you would like to save it,well that depends on what it was set with.Take a grout saw and carefully cut grout out around it.Then take a long flat head screwdriver and gently go all the way around it by tapping the screwdriver with a hammer.Clean out the area where it was and replace with a tile,you may have to cean holder as well.
 
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Old 11-22-03, 09:44 AM
pillmill
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thank you tile man

Tile man,

What is the best solvent or method for cleaning the tile after I get the holder off the wall?
 
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Old 11-24-03, 12:30 PM
neflamingo
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Is there tile behind the holder (i.e. is the holder glued to the tile)? Or is the holder installed into the wall with tile around it?
 
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Old 11-24-03, 12:37 PM
pillmill
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Remove the toilet paper holder

Thank you for asking. I believe it is glued on top of existing tile.
 
 

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