How To Remove Wallpaper From Bathroom Walls

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.

How to remove wallpaper from bathroom walls.

I kid you not i had the wallpaper removed from that rather large bathroom in 15 minutes flat. Now get your mind out of the gutter. Vinyl papers like the ones used in bathrooms and kitchens may even repel water. I m talking about removing wallpaper.

This video will help you. But really how often does that happen. That way the backing will easily soak up water making the rest of the wallpaper removal faster and easier. 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.

Pull off the facing. 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. Do this step without using any water to begin the old wallpaper removal process. Stripping in the bathroom.

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. A steamer uses boiling water to soften the glue between the wallpaper and the wall. Worse it can leave them pitted and scarred from your attempts to remove every last shred of paper. The point is to remove the top layer of paper and leave the backing on the wall.

The easy way to remove wall paper is make a mixture of softner and hot water. Rent a steamer instead of purchasing one since this is not a job you will do very often. Peeling and scraping off layers of old wallpaper can leave the walls beneath covered in adhesive.