How To Remove Wallpaper From Bathroom Walls

The easy way to remove wall paper is make a mixture of softner and hot water.

How to remove wallpaper from bathroom walls. A steamer uses boiling water to soften the glue between the wallpaper and the wall. Stripping in the bathroom. That way the backing will easily soak up water making the rest of the wallpaper removal faster and easier. Do this step without using any water to begin the old wallpaper removal process.

I kid you not i had the wallpaper removed from that rather large bathroom in 15 minutes flat. I m talking about removing wallpaper. But really how often does that happen. Worse it can leave them pitted and scarred from your attempts to remove every last shred of paper.

Removing wallpaper from drywall can be a bit trickier as the drywall surface can bond to the wallpaper making removal of the wallpaper nearly impossible without damaging the wall. Only once in my life have i had the pleasure of removing wallpaper from a room where the paper came off the walls in complete sheets. Now get your mind out of the gutter. The point is to remove the top layer of paper and leave the backing on the wall.

If you are removing vinyl coated wallpaper with a steamer you still have to use a scoring tool to punch holes in the paper so the steam can reach the glue. When i bought my house a year and a half ago i naively thought i could remove the hideous wallpaper that covered five rooms without much effort. Rent a steamer instead of purchasing one since this is not a job you will do very often. This video will help you.

For the majority of wallpaper removal projects you ll need to apply a hot water solution to the paper and adhesive backing in order to reactivate the adhesive and allow the paper to come off of the wall. Vinyl papers like the ones used in bathrooms and kitchens may even repel water. Some types of wallpaper are more soluble than others.