Best way to remove wallpaper?

[tinkerbell23]

Quickly and easily lol

Any ideas? Steaming / scraping?

Mum said you can buy a remover paste?

Whats best..its only one wall thankfully x

[squarebear]

Best way? Get someone else to do it.

[boxtops]

Better way - just paper over it :-)

[tinkerbell23]

Im painting so have to strip lol!!

X

[Zacs-Master]

Flamethrower.

[nungate]

If it has a vinyl sort of top try and tear that off and then soak what's left underneath, I use a spray bottle of water and it all comes off a treat. Otherwise, try soaking or steaming then scraping. Alternatively? Get someone else in to do it! My daughter and I are quite good but, it's the travelling my sweet, the travelling............good luck with the decorating

[DTCwordfan]

thats luxury in an Edinburh house, nungate, having wallpaper!!!

[Anngel123]

My hubby swears by vinegar water. Although you will have to score the surface first. Some vinyls will tear off the top surface in one piece if you pick a corner and pull gently, then just soak off the liner.

[tinkerbell23]

I didnt know just water worked?

Ill look and see about this paste my mums sayinh to use - only about 6 widths of paper so not too much- thanks!!

Id rather not take dents out the wall as i hav to paint and i have wall stickers to go on x

[Clanad]

First, get a wall paper scoring tool like this:
http://www.lowes.com/...L=1&productId=3036950

There are several makers of them and their inexpensive. At the same time you're buying the tool, look for a liquid wall paper remover... here in the U.S. the brand of choice is Zinsser.

Next, run the tool all over the area to be removed...he more the better... warm the removal liquid and place it in a gallon plastic pail. Get a couple of rolls of inexpensive paper towels. Lay something to protect the floor from drips, soak a goodly section of paper towel (maybe 3 to 5 feet long) and then, squeezing it out only slightly, begin at the top of the wall and just lay it against the area. It will stick if you'll smooth out the air bubbles. Make sure the wet towels come into contact with the whole wall area and leave it for about 10 to 15 minutes.
Come back to it and start a small section peeling at the top of the wall, where it meets the ceiling and it'll strip off in sheets. Keep a spray botte filled with the warm liquid to spray if an area starts to dry out.
Only caveat, you're gonna hope the people that applied it originally, "sized" the wall underneath the paper. If not, all bets are off, since the paste on the back of the wall paper has worked it's way into the untreated wall and life isn't pretty with all that scraping and cussing... (make sure the kids are ut of the room).

[Nummy]

It depends on the wallpaper, some ae easier than others.

But the easiest way i found to remove all kinds of wallpaper was using a steamer

[tinkerbell23]

Thank you so much for the advice xxx

[Mattk]

Steaming is so easy. It takes all the hassle out of it.

[theshedman]

The only problem with a steam stripper is the mess it can make. I would put some newspaper on the floor where you are taking the paper off, score the wall then starting at the top wet the wall with a mixture of warm water with some washing up liquid in. The washing up liquid will help stop the water running down the wall so quickly and help it soak into the paper. Do this a few times and then the paper should scrape off fairly easily. When you have finished just roll up the newspaper and put it in the bin so there should be no mess. If you are painting the wall afterwards you will have to make sure that you have got all the paste off it otherwise the emulsion will not adhere properly.

[emmie]

steaming, it's the only way, especially if you have difficult paper to remove.
Or as suggested get someone to do it for you.

[Old_Geezer]

Buy a dedicated wallpaper steamer. And a scraper. Maximim speed, minimum plaster damage, works like a dream.

Yes scoring the old stuff first can help too.

[theshedman]

Hi, forgot to put as nungate said if it is vinyl paper then just catch hold of it in a bottom corner and it should just peel off then follow my other instructions to get the lining paper off. As it's just 1 wall I definately wouldn't bother with a steam stripper. Also there is more chance of a steam stripper damaging the plaster as if there are cracks in the plaster the steam could get in behind it and cause the plaster to blow which will make more work for you in the long term.

[tinkerbell23]

Thanks all! I dont think its vinyl.....will just hoover mess up...then get to painting! X

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