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How to Replace a Broken Tile

By: Scott H. Schilling, This Old House magazine
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remove the grout with a carbide-tipped scoring tool

Photo:  William A. Boyd


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1. Remove the Grout

• Put on safety glasses to protect your eyes from chips and dust, then rake out the grout around the broken tile using a carbide-tipped scoring tool.

• Apply just enough pressure to remove the grout but not so much that a slip will gouge the neighboring tiles.

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