Life Best Wallpaper removal method?

El Jefe · 05-08-2013, 07:03 AM

I know I can google it, but I'd rather ask here. So my wife and I backed out of a house we had an offer on after finding it had substantial issues that needed addressed immediately. We have since found a house that peaks our interest. It is an old 1900's build, and it is beautiful, wood work and mouldings are ridiculous. The wallpaper and ugly carpet is ridiculous as well. I think every room in the house is wallpapered. I helped de-wallpaper my parents house when I was a kid and we used vinegar, but don't remember much more than that. I know it took many days to do, but we have plenty of time should we choose to tackle this rascal.

Have you ever taken down wallpaper? If so, what was your best method? Oh, and if anyone cares, its a 5 bedroom 1.5 bath, 2300 square feet of nothing, but character and cool design.

dlphg9 · 05-08-2013, 07:14 AM

My whole house was wallpaper. Check with your local lumber yard to see if they have a wall paper remover. Basically a steamer that melts the wall paper glue. By far the best method I used.

Psyko Tek · 05-08-2013, 07:15 AM

antifreeze

El Jefe · 05-08-2013, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by dlphg9

My whole house was wallpaper. Check with your local lumber yard to see if they have a wall paper remover. Basically a steamer that melts the wall paper glue. By far the best method I used.

I've heard of those, but never thought of using one. How old was the wallpaper you removed?

El Jefe · 05-08-2013, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Psyko Tek

antifreeze

To drink while I'm removing the wallpaper?

Radar Chief · 05-08-2013, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by dlphg9

My whole house was wallpaper. Check with your local lumber yard to see if they have a wall paper remover. Basically a steamer that melts the wall paper glue. By far the best method I used.

^This.
You could use a plain ole clothes iron but it’ll stain from the ink on the wallpaper and I’m assuming Mrs. El Jefe wouldn’t care for that.

**loochy** · 05-08-2013, 07:18 AM

BlackHelicopters · 05-08-2013, 07:18 AM

Good luck.

WhawhaWhat · 05-08-2013, 07:19 AM

Have petegz28 come in the room and complain about umpires and refs. It will slowly kill the wallpaper until it gives up and falls on the floor.

El Jefe · 05-08-2013, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by theelusiveeightrop

Good luck.

Thanks brah!

El Jefe · 05-08-2013, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

Have petegz28 come in the room and complain about umpires and refs. It will slowly kill the wallpaper until it gives up and falls on the floor.

El Jefe · 05-08-2013, 07:24 AM

Anybody used one of these types of steamers?

http://reviews.homedepot.com/1999/10...ws/reviews.htm

inb4#clevelandsteamer

cookster50 · 05-08-2013, 07:28 AM

Depending on the wallpaper, steaming takes forever. I used a sprayer filled with scalding hot water mixed with DIF. Spray that on a wall at a time or whatever, wait 5 minutes, spray again, rinse and repeat until it is soaked enough you can peel it off. Make sure it is soaked in, or you'll be ripping a lot of the drywall paper off and have to skim coat it with mud.

cookster50 · 05-08-2013, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by El Jefe

Anybody used one of these types of steamers?

http://reviews.homedepot.com/1999/10...ws/reviews.htm

inb4#clevelandsteamer

Yes, works, but takes forever since you can only do a real small area at a time.

King_Chief_Fan · 05-08-2013, 07:35 AM

use a wallpaper scorer and spray any wall paper remover solutions...there are dozens of them...(I used one called Shark from Depot or Lowes) and follow instructions. There is no easy method but I found scorer and remover to be pretty effective. It will take 2-3 hours a wall.

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cookster50 Supreme Commander of My House Join Date: Apr 2004 Casino cash: $2903622	Depending on the wallpaper, steaming takes forever. I used a sprayer filled with scalding hot water mixed with DIF. Spray that on a wall at a time or whatever, wait 5 minutes, spray again, rinse and repeat until it is soaked enough you can peel it off. Make sure it is soaked in, or you'll be ripping a lot of the drywall paper off and have to skim coat it with mud.
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