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Ginger - Mar 03, 2012 1:13:56 pm PST #9047 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Who can tell me about taking down wallpaper.

This is my approach, for what it's worth:

1) If it's paper rather than vinyl and not showing any signs of peeling, you can paint or paper over it

2)Some wallpaper will just peel off, particularly if it's something like vinyl and the drywall was primed. (A friend had a parrot who managed to do this to the wallpaper of an apartment bathroom. I don't know if you can rent a paper-peeling parrot.)

3) Use a liquid or gel wallpaper solvent. If it doesn't soak into the paper, you have to get a gadget with little teeth to score the surface.

4) If nothing works, rent a steamer.

If the paper on the drywall comes off, some idiot didn't prime the wall and you're screwed. I've been known to put a skim coat of drywall mud over it anyway. This is not ideal, and I've never been able to do a really smooth coat.

I've only had to go through step 3 so far, so I don't know about steamers.

sj - Mar 03, 2012 1:24:41 pm PST #9048 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Thanks, Ginger. I'll keep all that in mind.

1) If it's paper rather than vinyl and not showing any signs of peeling, you can paint or paper over it

It's half down in spots already, so it is definitely going to have to be taken down. We're painting, not re-papering. I'm also hoping this means it won't be hard to get the rest of it down.

Ginger - Mar 03, 2012 1:34:03 pm PST #9049 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

In that case, it may just peel off.

sj - Mar 03, 2012 1:36:03 pm PST #9050 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

In that case, it may just peel off.

I am hoping so. We just did some googling and TCG just discovered the wonder of diy videos available online.

Ginger - Mar 03, 2012 2:20:39 pm PST #9051 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Peeling wallpaper is oddly mesmerizing.

smonster - Mar 03, 2012 2:48:34 pm PST #9052 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

I am introducing StW to the greatest college sports rivalry ever. Also, he's been offered a job here and is pretty sure going to take it.

DIY online videos are awesome.

Nora Deirdre - Mar 03, 2012 2:58:38 pm PST #9053 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Man, I just ate Vietnamese from up the street for the third time in 2 days. It is cheap, it is fresh, it is tasty, and it is easy. YUM.

Tom Scola - Mar 03, 2012 3:01:40 pm PST #9054 of 30001
hwæt

A Vietnamese sandwich shop opened by me: [link] I go there several times a week.

Aims - Mar 03, 2012 3:06:27 pm PST #9055 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

I have used a scorer thingie and really hot water soaked into the paper and that worked really well. I have also gone the fabric softenenr route and oddly, it worked better with cheap stuff than with Downy or a name brand. Not sure why that would be, but so goes the anecdata.

javachik - Mar 03, 2012 3:19:02 pm PST #9056 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

How does one use the fabric softener for the wallpaper?

Also, he's been offered a job here and is pretty sure going to take it.

YAYAYAYAYA!

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