There are many ideas on the best way to remove wallpaper. Most of these tips leave you frustrated and discouraged. The wallpaper tears while the paper backing and glue remain on the wall or you gouge holes and rip the paper face of the sheetrock. Does this sound familiar?
This week a homeowner told me they were attempting to remove the wallpaper border from around the ceiling of her bedroom and the paper would not come off. She said she had used one of the tools that punch small holes in the paper and the sprayed the wallpaper with water and was having no luck. She then tried a heat gun, a tool similar to a hair dryer, but only succeeded in pulling the face off the wallpaper, leaving the paper backing and glue on the wall.
The suggestion I gave her and the one that solver her problem.
Use the heat gun and remove the surface of the wallpaper over a two to four foot section.
Now go back and wet the paper and the glue that was left behind with a mist sprayer or wet cloth.
Let the water soak in for a couple of minutes.
Now go back and peel the paper backing and glue off with a damp cloth or your fingers.
Now continue on with another two to four foot section.
This is the process we used this week and it worked great. A happy homeowner completed the job and painted the room with no mess left behind.
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