Next use a chisel and hammer to pry the tiles off of the wall.
How to remove one wall tile.
The method used to attach the tiles to the wall affects the way the tiles come off.
Be careful to cut away only the grout and not into the wall.
Use a ball peen or masonry hammer and cold chisel to tap the pieces free.
Allow to fully dry.
For semi soft adhesive mastic use 120 grit sandpaper to remove it from the wall.
Tiles installed with thinset or another tile adhesive often require more work to remove them.
Therefore you should use the same chisel to remove the adhesive from the wall by tapping it with a hammer progressively.
Fill drywall gouges with drywall joint compound and sand it smooth.
Position the tip of a nail set against the tile at the cracked or chipped area.
Periodically scrape adhesive off the exposed floor with a putty knife or a floor scraper.
Finish sanding the entire wall with 120 grit sand paper on drywall sanding pad.
You should be able to slide a putty or plaster knife underneath the tile.
Last but not least you should remove the tile adhesive from the wall and from the back of the ceramic tiles.
To remove thinset use a stiff putty knife and some elbow grease to scrape it from the wall.
Tap the end of the nail set with a hammer to shatter the tile and pry the pieces off with a chisel.
Once the tile is down take a 5 in 1 tool and scrapper to remove any excess grout.
In some cases the only way to tear out the ceramic tile is with heavy equipment such as a jackhammer or air chisel.
Then use a utility knife or rotary grinder to scrape away the grout until the spacer lugs between the tiles are visible.
Cut away the grout surrounding the tile or tiles that you want to remove.
Work slowly and at about a 45 degree angle.
Remove the tiles with a flat pry bar placing the edge low against the side of the tile and striking the base of the knife with a hammer.
An electric chisel is another option.
In order to remove the adhesive from the back of the wall tiles you should use a scraper.
Always wear safety glasses when removing ceramic tile.
When you believe you have removed or cut away most of the grout stop and examine your work.