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Best tile removal chisel for the floor you are lifting

Updated: 21 October 2026

You need a best tile removal chisel for one room, not a trophy. The SDS-Plus hammer is already in the house, and the amazon.co.uk stars run from 4.2 to 4.6 while several of those listings include a shank that snapped. This page sorts the seven kept listings into short 75 mm blades, longer 75 mm blades, and the mixed-width set, and it says who should skip each one. The [chisel tiles comparison](/hub/flooring-tools-and-accessories/chisel-tiles) is the matrix. Peter F., 20 October 2026: the amazon.co.uk snapshot and UK review notes, no laboratory test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You need a best tile removal chisel for one room, not a trophy. The SDS-Plus hammer is already in the house, and the amazon.co.uk stars run from 4.2 to 4.6 while several of those listings include a shank that snapped.

Our top picks

VonLux VonLux two-piece cranked set

Best overall

VonLux VonLux two-piece cranked set
8.1/10about £16.90
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Lebahan Lebahan 165 mm 25° tile chisel

Best value

Lebahan Lebahan 165 mm 25° tile chisel
7.6/10about £12.99
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Nucraft Nucraft 250 mm 15° tile chisel

Alternative

Nucraft Nucraft 250 mm 15° tile chisel
7.2/10about £13.90
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On this page
  1. 1.Three shapes, not seven winners
  2. 2.Short 75 mm blades
  3. 3.Longer blades and two-piece sets
  4. 4.When none of these is the right buy

Three shapes, not seven winners

A 4.6 from 842 ratings can still contain a fixing end that broke in the drill. The useful split is shape. Short 75 mm spades are the HPMAISON at £9.99, the WORKPRO at £11.99, and the Lebahan at £12.99. Longer or two-length 75 mm options are the Nucraft at £13.90, the IVhomeshop pair at £12.99, and the VonLux pair at £16.90. If the floor might be old vinyl or thermoplastic tile, stop before any of these names. Chuck, width, and bend are on the buying guide. Floors and the asbestos stop are on remove floor tiles with an SDS chisel.

Short 75 mm blades

The HPMAISON at £9.99 is a short trial if you will send a failure back. Skip it when a broken tail in the chuck would stop a large hard floor. The WORKPRO at £11.99 is cranked with no degrees, and one review says the shaft snapped after about an hour. The Lebahan at £12.99 is the best value short blade, 4.5 from 560 reviews, with a shaft left in the chuck after about 30 minutes. Choose it for ordinary ceramic when a return is realistic. Skip it when you need 250 mm of reach.
VonLux VonLux two-piece cranked set

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VonLux VonLux two-piece cranked set
8.1/10about £16.90
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Longer blades and two-piece sets

The Nucraft is the long single: 250 × 75 mm, stated 15°, £13.90, 4.4 from 38 reviews. None of the ten UK texts reports a snap. The file is thin beside Lebahan's 560. The VonLux pair is the top pick when you want two 75 mm lengths: 165 mm and 250 mm, £16.90, 4.6 from 121 reviews. The crank has no degree. Skip it for plasterboard, or if the floor may contain asbestos. Skip the Lytool 40 mm and 100 mm set when you wanted two 75 mm spades. Setup is on how to use a tile chisel.

When none of these is the right buy

Leave the set when the chuck is SDS-Max, when you want a named 40 mm trade chisel such as the DeWalt DT6806 at £21.99 on Screwfix, or when you do not own a rotary hammer and the job is one small plaster wall. If the floor is ordinary ceramic and you want a short 25° blade with a large review file, Lebahan at £12.99 is the best value fit. If you want a short 75 mm blade and a 250 mm spare, VonLux at £16.90 is the top pick. Neither sentence means the shank cannot break.

Common questions

Which listing is the short 75 mm blade?
Three of them. HPMAISON is 185 × 75 × 17 mm at £9.99 with a stated 25°. WORKPRO is 165 × 75 mm at £11.99 with the angle unstated. Lebahan is 165 × 75 mm at £12.99 with a stated 25° and 4.5 from 560 reviews. Lebahan is the best value of those three if you can return a bit whose tail snaps in the chuck. The £9.99 blade has more snap notes in its UK file.
Which listing gives two lengths?
VonLux gives 165 × 75 mm and 250 × 75 mm at £16.90. IVhomeshop gives 160 × 75 mm and 275 × 75 mm at £12.99, with only three UK texts and a double shank break in one of them. Lytool gives two pieces as well, but they are 40 mm and 100 mm, so it is not a two-length tile set. A second blade is a spare reach, not stronger steel.
Is the cheapest one a false economy?
The HPMAISON at £9.99 has successful floor notes and repeated snap notes, including failures inside about 20 minutes and an edge that was not flat. It can be a fair trial on a small ceramic floor when a return is easy. It is a weak saving on a large hard floor, because a shank left in the chuck costs the afternoon. Lebahan is £3 more, has a much larger review file, and still includes a chuck failure.
Does 4.6 from 842 ratings mean Lytool will not break?
No. That star line is real on this amazon.co.uk snapshot, and the UK notes still include a fixing end that broke after about 15 minutes. The blades are 40 mm and 100 mm, not two 75 mm spades. Use the count as a large sample, not as proof the tail will survive your floor. VonLux is also 4.6, from 121 reviews, on a different shape.
Who should skip the 100 mm Lytool blade?
Skip it if you wanted a 75 mm tile spade. The 100 mm piece is for scaling render and broad beds, and one reviewer said the edge dulled quickly on concrete while remaining acceptable on brick. Also skip it if a 15-minute shank failure is unacceptable and you have no plan to return the set. Porcelain floors are praised in the same file, so the skip is about width and the snap.

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Sources

Public UK sources from the research digest, checked in October 2026. Prices, stars, sizes, and review themes come from the amazon.co.uk snapshot in the display file.

  1. HSE: where asbestos is found (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  2. HSE asbestos essentials a23 (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  3. Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  4. HSE ST4: hand and pneumatic chiselling (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  5. Bosch Professional GB: tile chisels (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  6. Einhell UK: rotary hammer chisel fittings (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  7. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 9 (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  8. Screwfix: DeWalt SDS Plus cranked tile chisel 40 mm × 250 mm (retrieved 20 October 2026)