Thanks for the advise. I use a steamer, no chemicals, just water. Works well with getting the top layer off. Then the heated water reacivates the glue and the underlayment pulls off in 1 piece. The steamer is the Wagner 715. Costs about $50. I like it because it only uses water, no chemicals.
Great advice!! I’m happy to say I have no more wallpaper to remove or I’d try my newly purchased steamer too. Love having a steamer for so many reasons
We saw your video just as we were struggling with a border around a bathroom we're going to have remodeled. We didn't have the fabric softener, but did have a vinegar cleaner to try. MUCH, MUCH easier than before! And thanks for showing the 2-step process, that really helped as well.
Dick Young so glad my video was helpful, especially since removing wallpaper is a job no one likes to do...ever! Haha. Well I can’t say I’ve tried the vinegar but I’m hoping it comes off like a charm for you! Have a good evening
this way is great bout i used a $2 paint scrapper that had an angle so sit great on wall once first layer of use warm water and then use large plaster knife works a treat
I just watched a video before this one of a man who was the son of a dry wall guy who installed wallpaper for over 30 years & he used hot water in a spray bottle, without fabric softener, although you could use half vinegar if you like , but either way it's inexpensive & you don't have any mess when you are done .
I’m only guessing but I think it was the rotary wallpaper scoring tool. I used one and the steamer not only loosened the wallpaper, it seeped into the paper on the face of the drywall. There is no depth gage on the rotary tool. Long story short it can mess up the drywall paper. If the walls were painted first, there is less chance. A friend of mine who wallpapered for a living always painted the walls with oil based primer. I use bullseye shellac because it drys in less than a minute. Have the windows open though, it stinks. We had a room that was wallpapered with “strippable” paper. This was 30 years ago. It pulled all the paper off the drywall leaving the brown craft paper beneath. My wife’s nephew came up and laughed. He went out to his truck and brought on the shellac. After it dried he skim coated the room with drywall mud and cave back the next day and sanded it. We primed it and honestly you’d never know. It’s a great trick. Just make sure there are no loose paper edges, then shellac.
This was helpful. Mine did not quite come off as easy as yours did had to spray and let soak a few time. Myy only problem is now tape will NOT stick to my baseboards or the wall where I need to tape off to do the painting.
Jenn Watson It won’t stick? I didn’t have a problem with that and I used tape all around the room. Maybe wipe the baseboards off with a light pinesol and water mixture or something similar. Hope it helps.
amazing way to remove wallpaper boarder. I was finished in no time, and almost no damage to the walls. Thanks!
Thanks for the advise. I use a steamer, no chemicals, just water. Works well with getting the top layer off. Then the heated water reacivates the glue and the underlayment pulls off in 1 piece. The steamer is the Wagner 715. Costs about $50. I like it because it only uses water, no chemicals.
Great advice!! I’m happy to say I have no more wallpaper to remove or I’d try my newly purchased steamer too. Love having a steamer for so many reasons
I am going to give it a try Cheryl. Good steps by step instructions!
We saw your video just as we were struggling with a border around a bathroom we're going to have remodeled. We didn't have the fabric softener, but did have a vinegar cleaner to try. MUCH, MUCH easier than before! And thanks for showing the 2-step process, that really helped as well.
Dick Young so glad my video was helpful, especially since removing wallpaper is a job no one likes to do...ever! Haha.
Well I can’t say I’ve tried the vinegar but I’m hoping it comes off like a charm for you! Have a good evening
Thanks for the video. I've watched quite a few of them and I this one has helped me the most.
Thank you! Very helpful!!
this way is great bout i used a $2 paint scrapper that had an angle so sit great on wall once first layer of use warm water and then use large plaster knife works a treat
Getting ready to pull off border. The first layer comes off easy. Your video was helpful, might try my little hand steamer first. Thanks for the video
KJBinderFarms Binder so glad to hear!
Thank you for the tips 👌
thank you. gunna try it now. 😊
I just watched a video before this one of a man who was the son of a dry wall guy who installed wallpaper for over 30 years & he used hot water in a spray bottle, without fabric softener, although you could use half vinegar if you like , but either way it's inexpensive & you don't have any mess when you are done .
Thankyou!!
Hope it helped!!
I'm going to do this. How did you "destroy" the other wall you had to have fixed? Asking so I don't do the same thing. Thanks.
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I’m only guessing but I think it was the rotary wallpaper scoring tool. I used one and the steamer not only loosened the wallpaper, it seeped into the paper on the face of the drywall. There is no depth gage on the rotary tool. Long story short it can mess up the drywall paper. If the walls were painted first, there is less chance. A friend of mine who wallpapered for a living always painted the walls with oil based primer. I use bullseye shellac because it drys in less than a minute. Have the windows open though, it stinks. We had a room that was wallpapered with “strippable” paper. This was 30 years ago. It pulled all the paper off the drywall leaving the brown craft paper beneath. My wife’s nephew came up and laughed. He went out to his truck and brought on the shellac. After it dried he skim coated the room with drywall mud and cave back the next day and sanded it. We primed it and honestly you’d never know. It’s a great trick. Just make sure there are no loose paper edges, then shellac.
This was helpful. Mine did not quite come off as easy as yours did had to spray and let soak a few time. Myy only problem is now tape will NOT stick to my baseboards or the wall where I need to tape off to do the painting.
Jenn Watson It won’t stick? I didn’t have a problem with that and I used tape all around the room. Maybe wipe the baseboards off with a light pinesol and water mixture or something similar. Hope it helps.
My concern is the fabric softner running down the walls. Does it clean up easy or leave a stain?
@@patriciaswindell8090 I washed all the fabric softener off the walls...it was time consuming but worth the effort!
You have such pretty woodwork! Please don"t paint it!!
Jonathan Deatherage Thanks! We did kept the woodwork