Flooring Tile - Remove Backsplash

I have old ceramic tiles that have been installed on a mud-bed (I think that's the correct term) on metal lathe. It's about three inches thick.

I want to remove it. What would be the best way? I've been given two suggestions: cracking it out with a chisel, or cutting just above the backsplash and just below and trying to pry the whole thing out.

Any suggestions?

stuck to a cast iron bed?

Hmmm...I'm obviously using the wrong term. It's a metal mesh that I'm talking about. I thought it was called metal lathe.

wire lath, metal lath, whatever you want to call it, I don't understand the cast iron comment. I'd suggest you cut away at the top and bottom of the cabinets, locate a stud (pull an outlet and see which side of the box is nailed to a stud), measure over 1 1/2" and then knock off a row of tile top to bottom and cut through the mortar bed with a carbide blade in a sawzall, pry that section away and then just keep prying each section off the studs. Make sure you cut the power aat the breaker box first, you don't want to hit a live wire. If you can it's best to punch a hole and look in with a mirror to make sure the stud cavity is empty of electrical, plumbing, etc. 3" Thick? I've never seen one that thick before. If it's between lower and upper kitchen cabs, I may even be inclinded to remove an upper cabinet or two to see how high the mud bed was floated. You can knock holes out where the upper cabinets are located and look in for utilities that way also and the repair doesn't have to be pretty if the cabinets go right back over top.

I pulled my wall and base cabinets off yesterday. Now that I can see better, looks like they put plywood (??) over the wall, then put the mortar bed on top of that....

I'm going to give your plan a try: Sawzall blade, prying each section away...

You said backsplash, right? Are we dealing with plaster walls rather than a mud bed. I have never seen a vertical mud bed.

Man, I better get my terminology correct here. I seem to be screwing it up everywhere!

It's a plaster wall. On top of the plaster is a thick coat of mortar on metal lathe. It's very thick. I've tried chiseling even a little out with a cold chisel and a hammer and got absolutely nowhere fast.

Hopefully I'll be able to pry the whole section out.