how do i remove wall paper?

Answer 1

Go to your local hardware store & buy a tiger scorer. It cuts little holes into the paper. Get a metal scraper and start scraping. Use fabric softener in a spray bottle with warm water - (50:50 ratio) and saturate the walls.

If you only have one or two layers of wallpaper that is gonna be the best way to do it. If you discover there are more than one or two layers I highly recommend renting a wall steamer from a Lowes or Home Depot. You fill it with water, wait for it to steam -- hold it to the wall for a few minutes & the wallpaper just peels off the wall. Well worth the investment.

Good luck with it.

Answer 2

I got a scoring tool and a multi-purpose steamer from Lowes for about $54. It wad a wall attatchment and everything. It took me and one friend roughly 2 and a half hours to scrape 3000 square feet of wall paper off with just that and a scraper. We had tried the chemical sprays and vinegar and even the downy. The steamer took it off without leaving any residue behind and we didn't get blown away with the chemicals. If you don't put something on the wall besides scoring it, you will damage the sheetrock and have to patch holes or replace it. Don't forget the eye protection.

Answer 3

Score the walls first, then use a liquid fabric softener on the walls. After a short time, you should be able to peel and/or scrape the paper off.

Answer 4

Fill a spray bottle with warm water and score the wallpaper an d then spray it with the water and it should come off easily with a plastic scraper.

Answer 5

Scoring and steaming work well as these others suggested but instead of renting a steamer, using a steam iron. We did that on wallpaper in a house reno'd and it worked great!