How to remove Wallpaper from walls

Changing Wallpaper is a fairly simple and inexpensive way to freshen up the interior of the apartment. However, there is one drawback - unpleasant and lengthy process of removal of old Wallpaper. We will tell you how to remove old Wallpaper with the least amount of time and nerves.


Materials and tools to remove old Wallpaper




- Masking tape


- Plastic film


Old towels


- Composition for removing Wallpaper


- Screwdriver


- A tool to perforate the surface of the Wallpaper


- Scratcher Wallpaper or spatula


- Stationery knife


- Sponge or Guskova MOP and bucket (instead, you can use a paint roller and tray).


- Steamer Wallpaper (optional)





The technology of removing old Wallpaper


Tearing the top corner of the canvas using a hobby knife, try to tear off a strip of dry Wallpaper. To do this, slowly pull the cloth toward the floor. If the band doesn't come off or separate, leaving the base on the wall, removal of Wallpaper you need to use the composition for removing Wallpaper.




Turn off the electricity in the apartment, because the moisture can cause short circuits in the junction boxes. Remove wall lighting, sockets and switches, flush seal the masking tape.




To the top of the plinth adjacent to the treated wall, masking tape glue a strip of plastic film having a width of 50-70 cm. After contact with the polyethylene water, it becomes very slippery, so go through it carefully. So the film is not pulled, the second side can be glued to the floor the same masking tape.




Special tool apply the perforation on the surface of the Wallpaper. Through the hole the composition for removing Wallpaper is better absorbed into the paper and will quickly soften the glue. Perforation especially needed when removing vinyl Wallpaper, which is extremely poorly absorb the liquid. If you do not have such a tool, for removing old Wallpaper can be done notches office knife, taking care not to damage the plaster on the walls or paper coating drywall.




Pour the composition for removal of old Wallpaper in a bucket or tray. Apply it on the wall using a sponge MOP or roller. Apply the composition stripe width of 1-1, 5 m, moving from the floor to the ceiling. If the Wallpaper is pasted on the drywall, make sure they are not too a pulp.




When the Wallpaper will darken and begin to bubble, you can delete them. For this it is best to use a scraper for Wallpaper, which helps to peel the Wallpaper from the wall without damaging the surface (instead of a scraper, you can use the spatula). If in some places the fabric or wallcovering is not separated from the wall, you need to reprocess this site composition. While removing the Wallpaper in one area - apply the composition to the other to Wallpaper soaked up.




If you have a steamer Wallpaper or have the opportunity to rent it, then you can remove the Wallpaper without using special formulations. Steamer Wallpaper is a device like a steam iron with separate water tank. Attach a plate of steamers to the wall, turn the steam supply, wait 30 seconds and can start to remove the canvas from the wall with a spatula. Wallpaper it is better to begin delete from the ceiling and move to the floor. When working with steamers use protective gloves. In advance, prepare the pan for baking or metal plate on which you can put hot steamer.




Wall after removing old Wallpaper is covered with remnants of glue. Before his re-drying the wall needs to be wiped with a sponge dipped in warm clean water. Wipe plasterboard walls need quickly, immediately removing moisture with a towel. After drying, all the walls of the procedure can be repeated.

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