Remodeling old farmhouse kitchen
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Susan
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Have wallpaper struck on Sheetrock. Tried everything to remove. Any idea?
25 answers
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What exactly did you use for the removal of the wallpaper?
Janet Pizaro
on Sep 27, 2016
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Since it is a farmhouse kitchen, if you can't get it off - cover it with shiplap, like this - painted or unpainted. It is inexpensive to do and relatively easy. We are doing a bathroom right now and love the results so far!
Cindy Hagemann
on Sep 27, 2016
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Try to steam it off, if you have one of the home steam clean machines. If you don't have one , boil a kettle near the area you want to try . There are wall paper removal chemicals that can be purchased at a paint store that also do wonders. Sponge it on, wait a bit and peel and scrape the area.
Justin
on Sep 28, 2016
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Fill a spray bottle one third with Downy Fabric Softener and two thirds very hot water. Simply spray on wallpaper till it is very damp and then scrape away!
Doris Kenney Regal
on Sep 28, 2016
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We had a similar problem in a small bathroom and actually tried all of the above. Nothing really worked and I was afraid of damaging the dry-wall if I kept wetting and using a blade on it. We ended up just primer coating the wallpaper and painting it. It worked fine, nothing bubbled up or peeled. That original wallpaper was well and truly stuck.
LibraryKAT
on Sep 28, 2016
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If the walls were not properly sized before applying the wallpaper, you will not get it off without doing a lot of damage to the sheetrock. Then you will have hours and hours of patching & sanding. We had an entire house like this. I spent more time than you can imagine removing then repairing. when I got to the last room, we just ripped out and replaced the sheetrock. Your best choice is to put up shiplap like MarketingMomx4 suggested, bead board, or replacing the sheetrock. You can prime & paint, but it will always look like paint over wallpaper. (I've done that too and didn't like the results.) Your other option is anaglypta wallpaper which is thicker than normal and meant to be painted.It can go right over the old wallpaper
Debi53
on Sep 28, 2016
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We had this problem and ended up putting new drywall up. Saved a ton of time and looks like new!
Debbie
on Sep 28, 2016
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The only thing I can add to the above wisdom is that sheet rock must be primed before it's wallpapered. If the surface isn't primed, that wallpaper is not coming off.
Vicki Dickens
on Sep 28, 2016
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If all attempts fail at removal , use Zinzer pigmented shelack primer . No colors will bleed through , and you will have a surface that you can apply texture , then paint .The texture will hide the seams in the wallpaper .
Bryan Texas Jarhead
on Sep 28, 2016
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I had the same problem in my 1914 farmhouse. Wallpaper on Sheetrock. I plugged in my iron and ironed away. It came off pretty easy. Don't give up.
Thu9622672
on Sep 28, 2016
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Put 1/4" drywall over the wallpapered walls.
Archie
on Sep 28, 2016
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Try fabric softener mixed with a little water. Spray it on and wait awhile for it to loosen. Then try scraping. Don't let the spray dry out. If necessary spray on more to saturate.
Shelly Day
on Sep 28, 2016
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We have an 1890's farmhouse just removed numerous layers with a product called Chomp from Home Depot. Spray on peel off used a putty knife to get it going. Good luck!
Lissa
on Sep 28, 2016
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Sanding off and a little mud before primer-Best
Mick Clark
on Sep 28, 2016
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Go to the grocery store and get the cheapest fabric softener you can find and mix it 50/50 with water. Spray it on and it will loosen the old wallpaper. It won't hurt you or the walls.
Maryann Vandegrift
on Sep 28, 2016
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Not yet
Susan
on Sep 28, 2016
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you can hire a steam rig which should do the job
Bil12032705
on Sep 28, 2016
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DIF is a good wallpaper remover, still takes patience though....When you get it off....do yourself a favor and use a product called GARDZ from Zinnser, it will seal up any residual glue that may be left over....We just took a ton of paper down, it was hard but we made it!
Lisa Harrill
on Sep 28, 2016
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Be sure paper is stuck or reglue it. Prime walls, texture lightly and paint. Primer will keep moisture from the wallpaper.
Paularuth
on Sep 28, 2016
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If you have tried everything, pull off the loose parts and then sand lightly over the edges and use a textured paint after you prime it.
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on Sep 29, 2016
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Eas12505247
on Sep 30, 2016
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i have mixed fabric softener with hot water and sprayed say a 3' x 3' area. wait about 5 minutes. then use a spackling knife to remove. it's a lot of work but it will get the job done. a wall paper scoring tool also helps. use it before you spray with the water mixture. good luck.
D fuhrman
on Oct 01, 2016
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I have an old farmhouse and I've also used fabric softener and warm water in a spray bottle.....it works!
Susan Jank
on Oct 03, 2016
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I used our heavy duty clothes steamer machine on ours after soaking the wallpaper with vinegar water
Geew
on Oct 03, 2016
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Try hand steamer.
Lab11557548
on Oct 04, 2016
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