Whats the easiest way to remove borders and or wallpaper?

Answer 1

put cuts in wallpaper with knife and wash with wet sponge. Then peel wallpaper, I saw it on tv a few years ago...it worked

Answer 2

I use hot water, all hot, in a spray bottle with white vinegar in it, spray the wallpaper and lets stand for a minute or two and spray again, start scraping with a wide putty knife at a seam on the wallpaper and apply hot water and vinegar solution as needed once you get a strip of the wallpaper started, After you have all of the wallpaper removed wash walls with TSP to remove any excess wall paper paste that was left behind, if you are going to paint the walls make any repairs at this time, if you have to patch any areas of the walls patch, and sand then apply a coat of primer and paint as usual. Time consuming job, but alot of papers will come off pretty easy, while others are a pain..

Answer 3

The easist way that I have found is by using a sprayer such as the kind that you use to spray weed killer with, and spray the walls with water. Then just wait for the water to soak in and most of the time the wallpaper will peel right off. If some places stick, just soak the wall again and use the scraper to get it started peeling.

Answer 4

I score the paper first then I use fabric softener to remove the paper . Just spray it on and let it soak a few minutes .The paper comes right off. But there is usually an other layer under that
of white paper. Do the same thing again. If you want to remove all the glue so you can just paint the walls use a product called "CHOMP" it is sold at Ace hardware or True Value .It really works great

Answer 5

Rent a wallpaper remover from a local tool rental place. It uses steam to release the glue and works on both vinyl and paper based borders/wallpaper.

I recently had to go through this and struggled with the scraper and solvent method. It's worth the rental just for the frustration and time it saves.

Answer 6

Get a sprig bottle and fill it with heat water and actually soak the paper down wait a jiffy until it truly soaks in then gently peel/ scrape it off, you could could desire to try this a pair of circumstances. If that would not artwork I additionally observed a product (which i can not remember the call of) it particularly is asserted to eliminate wallpaper and such, i think of it became at Walmart or residing house Depot so which you would be able to desire to to call them and ask them approximately that.

Answer 7

A spray bottle with HOT water and liquid fabric softner. Spray it on and walk away to let it set in for a while. I do this 2 or 3 times before I start scraping. It works!!

Answer 8

You have the correct answers for sure-
-personally I hate those steamers-uuugghhh-what a mess!
-hot-hot-hot water, hot as you can stand it-I use an oversized sponge to ladel it on- let it soak for a few & yes...lots and lots of the magic elixer: elbow grease with that thin blade, sharp scraper-watch it though, you will mar the surface under with alot of knicks and gouges-easy fix to skim surface with drywall mud afterwards if needed-

Answer 9

It depends on the material and adhesive. I once rented a steamer for a job and it worked quite well, on some. There's usually scraping involved, however.

Answer 10

By hand using a scraper where necessary. This is a tedious job , Good Luck!