It's stuck. I've soaked it and sprayed with water and vinegar and scraped with a putty knife. Any other suggestions? How much is a steamer? Do they rent them?
2007-02-12 06:47:09 · 5 answers · asked by chemgill 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
You can rent a steamer for about 40-50 dollars and buy one for about 100-140. Removal of wallpaper is hell. My husband and I bought a house and the wallpaper we took down came down in 1-2 inch slivers. It was horrible! We now tried removing more and used a steamer and it was much better. Still a pain in the butt but it came down in larger pieces with less elbow greece.
2007-02-12 06:53:11 · answer #1 · answered by TennesseeGirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Home Depot and Lowes rent steamers but I don't know the price. I found spraying sections of the wallpaper with a heavy mixture of Dawn dishwashing detegent & water, letting it set about five or 10 minutes and it peeled off very easily.
I did not need to scrap anything. Any spot that stuck just got an extra spray of the Dawn solution.
Good luck!
2007-02-12 08:44:42 · answer #2 · answered by Heidi 4 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just took wallpaper off of a dining room wall that had been there for 14 years. I used HOT water and white vinegar. Soak it about 3 minutes and patiently try to remove the whole piece. If you have scored it - it will come off in shreds. If you havent scored it. DONT!
2007-02-12 06:51:43 · answer #3 · answered by Sassy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you dont want to rent the steamer, try mixing hot water with a cup of fabric softener. spray the paper and let it sit for five minutes or so.
2007-02-12 06:57:51 · answer #4 · answered by dynamite136 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why are you going thru all that work just use pigmented Shylock primer let dry texture then paint that's all
2007-02-12 07:14:43 · answer #5 · answered by george e 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋