Posts Tagged ‘Wallpaper’
Hi, I started stripping our hall wallpaper yesterday and have got all of it off, or so I thought. Actually the previous owners have put pvc primer and then skimmed over the original wallpaper and then papered over this (the flat was built in 1900), the original wallpaper is really firmly stuck to the plaster and I’m having to use a chisel to get it off. Steamer doesn’t seem to be helping at all. Plaster is in good condition underneath. Does anybody know what might loosen the old paper? I’ve read fabric softener or vinegar? I think the steam might actually be making it stick to the walls harder!
We are trying to take the wallpaper off of our kitchen walls and it is a nightmare. Does anyone have some tips to make it easier?
There are 2 layers of paper which I think has been there since the house was built in the 1980’s.
I have read answers on here about using a steamer, a water/vinegar mix, and using a water/fabric softener mix….. which method is better. Or do you have an even better idea.
I have used the remover from Lowe’s, and fabric softner dilution, but nothing is really melting it away. Should I break down and rent a steamer?
I have read all your previous posts and tried them but my walls are still covered in wallpaper! I’ve tried sponging, wetting, fabric conditioner and water, a steamer and sripper stuff from shop. This wallpaper is NOT coming off! It must be some sort of future mutant glue!! Short of knocking the walls down and rebuilding or physically moving house I’m baffled! Any more suggestions would be great!!
i’ve heard all kinds of ways to remove wallpaper from people who have heard it from some t.v. show BUT who has actually used one of those methods ie. fabric softener, steamer….etc. with success?
I have been working on taking off wallpaper with fabric softner and a putty knife. Today I ve decided to go to Homedepot tomorrow and rent the wallpaper steamer remover. He said its very lite weight, which is the reason I havent used one yet, everyone said it was too heavy.
My question is, should I spray everything with Fabric softner and use the “Pirana”(scoring tool) before , or just the Steamer? How long does it take to do a medium sized room? Does the wallpaper just fall off, or do I still have to scrape?
Thanks so much!