How To Remove Wallpaper From Bathroom Walls

Rent a steamer instead of purchasing one since this is not a job you will do very often.

How to remove wallpaper from bathroom walls.

The point is to remove the top layer of paper and leave the backing on the wall. Worse it can leave them pitted and scarred from your attempts to remove every last shred of paper. Do this step without using any water to begin the old wallpaper removal process. This video will help you.

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. Now get your mind out of the gutter. A steamer uses boiling water to soften the glue between the wallpaper and the wall. Stripping in the bathroom.

I m talking about removing wallpaper. 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. 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. That way the backing will easily soak up water making the rest of the wallpaper removal faster and easier.

Pull off the facing. Peeling and scraping off layers of old wallpaper can leave the walls beneath covered in adhesive. Vinyl papers like the ones used in bathrooms and kitchens may even repel water. 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.

I hate stripping wallpaper from walls. I kid you not i had the wallpaper removed from that rather large bathroom in 15 minutes flat. But really how often does that happen.