How can I remove wallpaper from walls?
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Bad news...You know what it is. But the more you heat and soak, the better chance you can remove more paper without wallboard. Prepare to joint compound and just get it over with. You will apeciate the hard work when it is done.
This may help, but since you already had a problem with walls that were not prepared properly, consider just priming with a stain blocking primer like Zinsser 123, then painting with your color over the wallpaper.
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Mix fabric softener with warm water and spray on wallpaper with spray bottle or put in a bucket and use a sponge if it doesn't matter if the floor gets wet. Let sit for 5-10 min and peel off. I used a plastic putty knife to make it faster. Sometimes the top thicker part of the paper will come off and leave the thinner paper behind. Just spray that with more of the mixture and gently scrape off. I've used this method on several different surfaces and it's always worked great. It's easier than I'm explaining it even. works like magic!
Use about 1 oz fabric softener to every 8 oz water. Cheap, easy, and very effective.
I have a clothes steamer that I used to remove wallpaper. Just plug it in, steam rises, pass it over the wallpaper a few times and it just melts off! Good Luck!!!
If the wallpaper is well-adhered to the walls (or at least mostly), it can be much less hassle to just cover it. It's a little bit of a multi-step process, but the results will be much nicer without having to replaster your walls after struggling to remove paper.
Here are some before and after photos:
Thank you so much. I will definitely check out this process.