Use a spray bottle to soak the paper.
How to remove wall panelling safely.
Remove nails with pliers as they come loose.
Before you can remove the decorative wall paneling you need to remove any molding or trim around it.
Then you can begin prepping your wall for new paneling paint or other treatment.
Place panels in a pile away from the project or dispose of them in your dumpster.
Pry back the panel using your pry bar and hammer.
If your trim has been attached by nails and not adhesive begin to loosen the trim.
The surface that makes washable wallpaper easy to clean also makes it a little harder to remove.
If your wall panels leave behind adhesive smooth it away with sandpaper.
Removing wood paneling the task of removing the wood paneling itself is not difficult.
Remove any pieces of molding or trim along the floor ceiling and corners of the room.
Use a scoring tool to create holes in the wallpaper.
Start along the edge and try to hammer a chisel down into the trim to loosen it from the wall.
Do the same with the ceiling plate.
Remove the panel from the wall after all nails are out.
Have someone hold the plate while you detach it with the wrecking bar.
Using a wrecking bar pull the floor plate up from the subfloor.
After all the wall studs are removed you can remove the floor plate.
Pull out any pieces of nails that remain in the subfloor and ceiling with a pair of pliers.
You must break through the plastic film that covers the paper in order for water to penetrate the paper.