advice please.how can I remove woodchip painted paper off my bedroom wall.?

Answer 1

First score the wall paper then steam it off with one of those wall paper stripping machines as well as applying plenty of elbow grease and a scraper.

Answer 2

O.k you will have to score the paper, not too deep as this will affect the plaster behind it, then buy or hire steamer, using this thing which is a sealed pot with a kettle element in it to boil the water the steam is then fed through a pipe to a plate that you hold on the wall and you then move the plate slowly over an area to stripped and this loosens the paste ( most anaglypta wall papers were ready pasted stuff anyway) and using a scraper (or pick it off with hand but wash thoughly before eating as most wall paper pastes have a germicide in them!) you should be able to get an average wall done on one tank of water, ( when refilling water tank use hot water from the kettle and hot water tap as this speeds up the steamer)

Answer 3

Don't waste your time trying a traditional scraper it took me 3 days to get half a room done even with the help of a steamer. I found a scraper with a stanley type blade worked a treat and didnt damage the plaster underneath.
I got mine from B&Q and had to change the blade a couple of times during the removal.

I found a traditional scraper and steamer took ages because the wll paper just went soggy but it had been painted with egg shell finish which made it even more difficult.

Answer 4

The best way to remove the paper is score with a scaper ie "deep enough to break through the paint but not the plaster "the ,either use a wallpaper steamer which you can rent,or soak the paper with hot soapy water using a cloth or sponge.The second method is hard work but if fund's are tight go for it. Hope it go's ok

Answer 5

a steamer is the easiest way, score the walls first soak them and away you go, if you don't want to hire a steamer then score the wall then give the wall a good soaking with hot soapy water, the soap suds stay on the wall longer rather than plan water which runs straight off onto the floor, go right the way round the room and then do it again wood chip is a pain in the @:rse so it needs a good soaking, once you have done this its time for elbow grease, so get scraping, soak and scrape your way around the room, eventually you will near the end and you will have one arm bigger than the other

Answer 6

The easiest and safest way is with a steamer and a roller with spikes on it ( a hedgehog ) to help the steam to get behind the paper, take your time so as to soak well the paper and it should come away almost on its own, you should not need to use force with the scraper as you will damage the plaster and give yourself more work.

Answer 7

Score the paper with a fork. Then wet it with cold water, wait a couple of minutes and scrape off. It will take a lot of work and a lot of scraping. Terrible paper to remove.

Answer 8

When I moved house, it had woodchip wallpaper everywhere.
I bought myself a steam wallpaper remover, it moved the woodchip paper in no time at all, it even came with it's own scraper. Good luck.

Answer 9

The only way is to score the paper first, then use a steamer. Otherwise you will never get it off

Answer 10

I used a wallpaper steamer. Buy one from the hardware shop or Argos. It takes the hard work out of the job. Have plenty of ventilation and follow the instructions for use carefully.