[88carrera]

Good morning everyone,

Vicegrip you called it.

I just got off the telephone with the senior guy that did the install. I explained my concern and he said:

"I don't know what I'm dealing with when I go into houses and encounter tiles so I never break them. I use a scraper to pop off the whole tile. Most have been there so long they come right off. These younger guys on the crew want to use a hammer to smash up the tiles and I tell them they are putting everyone's health at risk. I just pop them off with a scraper and take them away."

So a night of major pucker factor was for naught. Thank you everyone for your replies and assurances. I've never so looked forward to cleaning up construction dust and debris.