How to remove nail/screws from tiles (shower holder unit)

[djay16]

Hi can someone let me know what options I have for removing the nail/screws from the bathroom tiles.

Here's what happen, the nails/screw in the picture is part of the bottom holder of the shower holder (the vertical rod where you can hook your shower head to)

One day the whole rod came loose and it was because the bottom screws "broke" i guess. From the pic you can see the rust.

I would like to re-install a new shower holder, and I was trying to remove the old screws and put new ones as I don't really want to drill new holes into the wall.

Any suggestions ? I've tried pulling them out it don't work.

Also, I didn't do the initial installation so I might be wrong, but it look as to me that the screws are surrounded by some kind of rubber material and not being screw directly into the wall/tiles. What is that thing ?

 

[oilhead]

Your pictures have not come through, but the rubber sleeve will be a wall plug. Can you grasp the end of the screw with pliers or a small pair of mole grips and un screw them, cutting away part of the plug? Once out, you can remove the plugs and using new plugs replace the rail with new screws, preferably stainless steel.

 

[djay16]

Hi, sorry, I'm unclear as to how to post pictures here,

Here is an album link for now

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Can that plug be cut away using a normal blade ?

 

[alan333]

It looks like wall plugs to me too. They're a long (maybe an inch?) plastic sleeve, into which the screws are tightened. Your best bet, as advised above, is to grab the broken end of the old screws with pliers or mole grips and unscrew them. Once the screws are out you should be able to pull out the old wall plugs using pointed pliers or similar, and refit new ones. The wall plug will be made of plastic so you could cut away the protruding part to get a better grip of the rusty screw.