Posted: 11/30/2004 7:11:41 PM EDT
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I'm in the middle of a project to remodel our master bath and getting the old wall paper off is killing me. Whatever it was put up with is pulling the backing off of the sheetrock. We bought some gel like stuff that helps but it's not going too good. Any tips so I won't have to re-mud the whole bathroom when I'm through. HGTV and Design on a Dime should be banned from every TV in America! 
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| i've used the DAP gel a few times, and in all instances it worked great. sometimes you really have to coat the wall with a thick slathering and let it soak in for the paper to come off in big sheets. don't rent a steamer. i destroyed the walls in my guest bathroom with one, and had remud the whole thing. |
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Just did the same thing Gopher to my bathroom. Try using warm water and Downey. Works just as well as the DAP gel plus a whole lot cheaper! About 4 parts water to 1 part Downey. Also get the "Paper Tiger" wall perforating tool. Will help make it a lot easier. Here's the link to the web site. Found it at Home Depot. http://www.zinsser.com/product_detail.asp?ProductID=20 Hope this helps. |
| I had a case in my kitchen where the previous owner put wallpaper directly on unprimed drywall. I couldn't figure a way to get if off and ended up remudding. If anyone knows how to remove it in that situation, I'd love to know. The asshole did the same thing in the bathroom. |
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reddog132: I'll try that since I've aready got the tool. Hell of a way to spend your vacation but I can't complain. It's colder than hell outside and raining so I would be just as miserable at work. At least here there is no GPS on me and I can drink beer while I work. Could be worse. |
| Scratch it up with a steel brush or something, and then soak water on it (washcloth or sponge would work). When we did that, it was just a strip all around the room, for the entire wall.... think bigger, but use the same idea. The more water you get behind it, the quicker it comes off. I heard once about people that made a sauna in the room to get the wallpaper off... |
Same here. Dinning room, Living room, Kitchen. It was a pain in the ass! |
This wall paper was so hideous that we were afraid it would bleed through a good coat of Kilz. Today went much easier thanks to the scoring tool and lots of paper remover. Also changed out the light switches to dimmer units. Tomorrow I'll finish up and get everything re-mudded. I'll mix the texture and primer together and get all that done in one step. My wife said she would paint it after I got all this other stuff done. I figure it will be finished sometime around April.
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