Is there an easy way to remove wallpaper?
I have an old house with rooms full of outdated wallpaper. I don’t really know anything about it, but I’m trying to do all the work myself. I just wondered if there was an easier way to remove the wallpaper rather than just peeling it off in shreds.
I just saw something on the DIY Network the other day about this. It suggested spraying fabric softener on the wallpaper, let it soak in, then it should peel off without a problem and leaves a nice smell in the air as well. It said about 20 minutes I believe.
Hope that helps.
Easiest way, pay somebody to do it for you.
paint over it
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steam it off with a wall steamer….go to a place that rents out that kind of stuff. the steam will dampen it and it will scrape off easily. it is time consuming but it will do the job right.
A wet cloth and wipe it down for a while and then it will nearly fall off for you, just be careful not to get the dryboard or you will be on trouble.
find a tool rental place near your area and ask for a wallpaper steamer
http://www.doityourself.com/stry/howtoremovewallpaper
It’s never really easy, but you can go to a rental store and rent a steamer. You steam the paper and it comes off completely. You can use a scraper that helps peel it from the wall. If you have a Lowes or Home Depot near you, they can give you tips on how to do it. Good luck, I’ll be the house will look great when you’re finished.
After a year of trying to ignore the yellow-and-blue floral wallpaper the previous owners had in the kitchen, you decide you can’t take another year looking at it. Yes indeed, this wall covering must come down.
The problem: How do you remove the wallpaper without damaging the wall — or yourself? There are several options, including steaming or spraying with chemicals, but you’ll have to decide which one works best for you and your wallpaper.
"People usually have no clue on how to strip wallpaper," says Gerald Bishop, owner of Wallcoverings and the Fresno Wallpaper Design Warehouse in Fresno, Calif. "It’s not that difficult. But it takes a lot of patience, and there’s an art to stripping wallpaper."
Which method you use to take down the wallpaper will often depend on the product. Some wallpapers can be stripped dry, while others will need a removal solution. And then, any damage to the wall will depend on how the wallpaper was installed.
"Every job is different," Bishop says. "It all stems from what the contractor did before." For example, if the wall wasn’t sealed with a primer before the wallpaper was installed, removing the wallpaper can cause some damage to the wall’s texture or the sheetrock.
Using a steamer to remove wallpaper isn’t as popular as it once was. "We used to use them 25 years ago, and they were (heated with) propane," says Larry Meacham of Larry’s Painting and Decorating in Fresno.
These days, steamers are electric, he says. "They may work for some people, but I don’t use them," he says.
Bishop doesn’t use steamers either. "It works, but you end up scalding your hands. It also takes twice as long to strip the wallpaper."
Instead, Meacham and Bishop like to use a concentrated remover solution that is mixed with water. The solution dissolves the adhesive wallpaper backing, making it easy to take off. Before starting, gather the right tools and do some basic preparations. Tools you’ll need include: one or two 3-to-6-inch broad knives, a ladder, a scoring tool and a garden sprayer, such as a 2-gallon plastic pump.
You’ll need a plastic sheet or a drop cloth to cover the carpet or floor. Take down outlet covers, then mix the solution and hot water together. Meacham and Bishop like to use DIF by Zinsser, which is available at home-improvement stores.
Next, test a small area of the wall, about a 3-by-3-foot section, by lifting an edge of the wallpaper. "You have to determine what the grain is," Bishop says. "It can be stripped left to right, up and down, or more."
If the wallpaper doesn’t come off easily, spray the remover-solution mixture on the area and let it soak into the wallpaper. You may need to apply it several times.
Next, try stripping the wallpaper by hand. The backing will be left, which you can scrape off with a broad knife.
If the mixture isn’t penetrating through the wallpaper, use the scoring tool in circular motions to make tiny punctures into the material. This will allow the mixture to saturate the wallpaper and its backing quicker.
Bishop cautions, however, to use the tool as a last resort. "You have to do it with the right pressure and not gouge the sheetrock," he says.
As you take off the wallpaper, you may find more underneath. "No matter what the manufacturers tell you, you can only take down one at a time" without risking damage to the wall, says John Franke, an interior design expert with the Comfort Council, an advisory board of design and lifestyle experts.
"As you remove layer after layer, you begin to see what was popular at those times," he adds.
Once the wallpaper and its backing are removed, spray the wall with the mixture one last time and scrape off any missed spots. Then, wipe down the wall with a moist sponge and let it dry for a few days.
In the meantime, you have to decide whether you want to look at wallpaper again or paint.
Yeah you have to get a wall paper remover from a hire place. its like a big steamer and its a lot faster then peeling it off by hand.
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remove a lot wallpaper in my all life
and the best way is by using a good
Power Steamer Wallpaper Remover
however if the wallpaper is to hard to remove
even with the power steamer wallpaper
I suggest to primer and painting
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check out this page
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/rm_walls_wallpaper/article/0,1797,HGTV_3807_1394305,00.html
i used to peal it of and where, it was really glued to the wall i used to moist it a little with water and scrape it
but i guess that on that website they know what they’re talking about
Dynamite!, works everytime
try hot water with vinger. Hot water softens the glue, vinger disolves the glue. and wash the wall until all the glue is gone