How To Remove Wallpaper From Bathroom Walls

Vinyl papers like the ones used in bathrooms and kitchens may even repel water.

How to remove wallpaper from bathroom walls.

Now get your mind out of the gutter. 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. The point is to remove the top layer of paper and leave the backing on the wall.

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. Stripping in the bathroom. I hate stripping wallpaper from walls. I kid you not i had the wallpaper removed from that rather large bathroom in 15 minutes flat.

Rent a steamer instead of purchasing one since this is not a job you will do very often. Some types of wallpaper are more soluble than others. 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. Pull off the facing.

Worse it can leave them pitted and scarred from your attempts to remove every last shred of paper. I m talking about removing wallpaper. 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. Do this step without using any water to begin the old wallpaper removal process.

But really how often does that happen. 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. Peeling and scraping off layers of old wallpaper can leave the walls beneath covered in adhesive.