Wallpaper Has Slowed The Remodel
How do I remove wall-paper? It has been in my new property and under paneling for about 13 years.
How do I remove wall-paper? It has been in my new property and under paneling for about 13 years.
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If the wallpaper is actual paper then the easiest way to remove it is with a steamer that you can rent at any rent-all place. You need a little tool that you roll over the surface and it puts holes in the paper allowing the steam to loosen up the glue. If it is vinyl or fabric then it should come off very easily by just pulling it. Make sure you remove all of the trim first. Either way if it is on plaster or sheetrock the glue will take off a little bit here and there so it might be easier (especially if you are rewiring) to take off the sheetrock and wallpaper all at once. I hope this helps.
Danny
This reminds me of a story when I was getting my boyhood home fixed up and ready for sale. The wallpaper was getting old (it had been there when I was a kid) so I had someone bid to tear it off and replace it.
What no one knew including myself was that the wallpaper I saw was the THIRD layer, the other two were behind it. It was pure H-E-Double L getting the stuff off (of course, I negotiated fixed price so it was his problem not mine).
After the wallpaper is removed, be sure to use a product like Guardz or Kilz to seal the surface before you paint or put on joint compound. The glue residue will remain and it is important to seal it in to help prevent any bonding issues.
Start with Dif and paper tiger.