Q: I recently bought a house that has Formica tops and a ceramic tile backsplash. I am going to replace them with granite and tumbled marble. How difficult would it be for me to remove the backsplash?

Q: I recently bought a house that has Formica tops and a ceramic-tile backsplash. I am going to replace them with granite and tumbled marble. How difficult would it be for me to remove the backsplash?

Removing tiles from a backsplash or bathroom is a tough enough job, but it's not over when the tiles come down. More often than not, you still have to wrestle with whatever adhesive was used to put ...