please please please does anyone have any tips on how 2 get woodchip wallpaper off my hall, stairs and landing? its a ruddy nightmare.....
2007-01-15 05:07:08 · 11 answers · asked by trout 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
We had exactly the same problem with this house when we moved in. The trick is to use one of those steam wallpaper strippers - you can rent or buy if you don't know anyone you can borrow one from. The trick is to score the surface before using it so the steam can get behind to the adhesive underneath (there are special tools available for this in DIY stores like Homebase), but don't use with any chemical wallpaper strippers as the two in combination can cause some pretty nasty fumes. The only downside is that if your ceiling is papered with something else you want to keep you will probably have to resign yourself to that coming off as well as woodchip takes a hell of a lot of steaming.
Good luck, and congratulations on your good taste! I only hope for your sake that the wretched stuff isn't concealing a multitude of faults and cracks but lining paper and/or those Basecoat paints sort out most minor imperfections after filling.
2007-01-15 05:18:41 · answer #1 · answered by Buckaroo Banzai 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My dear Trout, the answer to your question is this:
Scrape the paper and put watered down wallpaper paste on to the surface then leave for 30 min and then steam it of using a steamer. And it this does not solve the problem a big VODKA will usually give you the incentive to get the decorators in.
God help you !!!
2007-01-15 13:20:43 · answer #2 · answered by Steven W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to score the surface of the woodchip first. You can buy a special tool or just use a stanley type knife.
Then either use hot soapy water to soak the paper or use a syeam wallpaper stripper.
2007-01-15 14:14:02 · answer #3 · answered by bruce a 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Decorating or DIY shops sell wallpaper scorers, they are spiked steel wheels inside a cup shaped handle. Rub the surface with one of these, it will puncture the surface and let steam in. Then chip away with a scraper - think positive - all that exercise saves you going to the gym.
2007-01-16 01:20:59 · answer #4 · answered by David W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A steamer and lots of hard work. Make sure you scrape the paint to get the steam underneath.
2007-01-15 13:11:45 · answer #5 · answered by 👑 Hypocrite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL,Yes it is my heart goes out to you,i moved into a house and every room was covered in the stuff,i used a wallpaper steamer it came off fairly easy with that.
Link will show you if your unsure,homebase uk
http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=20001&catalogId=10101&langId=-1&searchTerms=stripper
2007-01-15 13:15:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
run a stanley blade over it (scoring it ) then either soak and peal or use a wall paper stripper "you can buy a scoring tool on a wheel " the important think is to get the steam or the water behind the paper
2007-01-15 13:13:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes you need to sand it first or scrape it. Then soak it and leave it and soak again after 30 minutes. It will eventually come away easily, but soaking and scraping before to enable the water to penetrate is the answer.
2007-01-15 13:13:57 · answer #8 · answered by Spiny Norman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Steamer and a lot of patience.....if you do try scoring then try not to press to hard as you'll scratch the plaster underneath.
Good luck with that then.
2007-01-15 15:32:23 · answer #9 · answered by blissman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hire (or buy) a steam wallpaper stripper.
2007-01-15 13:11:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋