Classic wallpapers fit into any interior. Finishing material is inexpensive and looks good on walls and ceilings. Fills the room with comfort and creates a unique atmosphere of comfort. But when it comes time to update the premises, wallpaper makes apartment owners nervous. There are different ways to remove old wallpaper from the walls.
Pros and cons of cleaning
The procedure for removing ugly old tapestries from the walls takes a lot of time. This long process requires not only a significant investment of time, but also effort. The speed and ease of cleaning the wall surface depends on various factors, the most important of which are the type of wallpaper and the adhesive used to apply it. The hardest thing to remove old paper wallpaper from the walls is if they were pasted in two or three layers.
Some try to stick new tapestries, leaving a layer of old ones, which is completely in vain:
Preparatory stage
Before you start repairing the walls, you will have to remove the old boring finish, and it is important to remove the wallpaper so that there are no large pieces of material on the wall. If you remove old wallpaper well, then it will be easier for you to work with the surface later.
There are several ways to remove unusable tapestries from walls quickly and easily. It is impossible to remove the finishing material without dust and destruction of the plaster. Furniture from the rooms where the events will take place repair work, must be moved to a spare room or balcony. Massive wardrobes, sofas and other items are moved to the center and covered polyethylene film. The floor is covered with newspapers, and the skirting boards are covered with a wide tape.
It is advisable to turn off the electricity in the apartment, as there are hidden electrical wires under the finish, which can simply be damaged with a spatula or a wet rag, causing a short circuit.
Necessary materials and tools
You can't do without a stable ladder, as well as comfortable old shoes and clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. A tool with a grinding nozzle, sandpaper is used.
And you will also need:
It should be warned that the list of materials required for the removal of tapestries may differ from the above. It all depends on the type of processing that you are going to do.
Get rid of different types of tapestries
Before removing the tapestries, take care of the safety rules. Turn off the electricity in the apartment, remove the outlets and cover the switches with masking tape to keep water out. Fixed wires are also insulated. Cleaning after dismantling will be faster.
The most difficult thing is to remove the tapestries from the walls of the Soviet era. Everyone who has tried to do this at least once agrees with this statement. There are several reasons for this, for example: the structure of the wallpaper, the use of strong CMC, Bustilat, PVA, wood adhesives that stick the rolls together tightly. It is impossible to remove tapestries with a plaster layer. Complicated dismantling process old finish pasted in several layers on an old newspaper. It must be removed carefully.
Take a spray bottle or container of water, add a few drops of dish soap or dish soap. Moisten a small area of the wall and wait 20 minutes for the agent water to be absorbed into the base and soften the adhesive. To swell the tapestries faster, it is better to use hot, and not cold water. Irrigate the area gradually. Repeat dampening when the wall is dry, don't try to dampen it with more water. For better penetration of the liquid into the layer, use a knife. Make several longitudinal cuts.
IN hard-to-reach places and on the ceiling for cutting, use a roller with needles. An alternative option for scratches would be a tiger for wallpaper. This tool allows you to process a large area of wallpaper without damaging concrete and plaster, thanks to soft rollers.
We begin to tear off the finish from the corner of the room from top to bottom. We clean the base with a sharp spatula, preferably with a long handle. Work carefully around outlets, switches, and other electrical devices using a narrow spatula.
Paper tapestries can be of several types.. Types of paper finish:
Removing non-woven wallpaper
The main advantage of non-woven wallpaper is the substrate, which cannot be torn off the wall, often only the top layer is removed. You need to act carefully.
If you want to clean the walls of wallpaper, follow these steps:
Removal of detergents and vinyl coatings
Washable wallpapers are usually two-layer. They consist of a paper or non-woven backing that is attached to a wall covering and covered with vinyl. Vinyl prevents moisture from getting under the wallpaper, allows you to wash the base when dirty. It is not necessary to completely remove the washing tapes on a non-woven basis, it is enough to disassemble only the outer vinyl layer. But, if the base began to lag, remove all the coverage.
Remove washable wallpaper using only wetting the surface with water. Such a coating is resistant to moisture, and to remove it, grooves must be made on the surface of the material using a needle roller or a special scraper. Only after this method we wet the base. When the water has penetrated firmly into the base and the surface begins to bubble, the removal process will become easy. If none of the sections are torn off, use a spatula.
Vinyl coatings are very easy to remove. The cover is resistant vinyl bonded to a paper substrate. To remove them, you need to scratch the surface with a knife, spatula or tiger. When they have a sufficient number of cuts - moisten with water, wait 15-20 minutes. During this time, water will penetrate into the polymer layer, dissolving the adhesive well. Then make a horizontal cut in the upper part, separate the edge, gently pull the canvas. PVC is a durable material, so the tapestries will not be torn to pieces, but separated by strips. If fragments of the paper layer remain on the wall, they should be moistened and removed with a spatula.
Sometimes vinyl wallpapers can be hard which makes them difficult to remove. In this case, it is better to remove them in layers. You need a tiger, a wire brush, a needle roller. By removing only the moisture-resistant protective layer, you can use a stripping device equipped with discs. The device contacts the wall, removing the outer layer without damaging the walls.
This is a decorative finishing coating of walls and ceilings, consisting of cellulose or cotton with dyes and other components. The composition is a water-soluble adhesive with which they are stored on the surface. The glue dissolves with warm water even after complete drying. In order to remove liquid wallpaper, you first need to soak it well. A spray bottle, sponge, or dampened cloth is useful here. It is advisable to moisten the surface several times. After they swell well, they are cleaned with a scraper or a metal spatula. The mass removed from the wall can be reused if necessary.
Cleaning surfaces with mechanisms
Sometimes there are difficulties in cleaning the surface of the wallpaper. Let's consider them in more detail.
Metal brushed power tools
Sometimes it is impossible to remove finishing materials from the walls without difficulty using the usual methods. And in most cases, such circumstances are associated with the properties of adhesives that do not collapse under the influence of moisture (for example, PVA). Given this, the technology for removing wallpaper in this case involves removing finishing materials special mechanisms. Why you can use special metal brushes installed in the working cartridge of electric tools.
However, it should be understood that the procedure for removing wallpaper in this case will inevitably lead to the destruction of the main wall and will require additional repair and restoration work (plaster, wall primer).
We work as a steam generator
Removing the trim will be less time consuming with this tool. The steam generator quickly softens the trellis and the glue underneath. Paper of old canvases, which you could not remove immediately, can be easily removed with a spatula. An analogue of this method is a steam iron. It makes it easy to remove wallpaper on large surfaces and saves a lot of time and effort.
Use of special fluids
If you are a beginner and do not know how to properly remove tapestries from the walls, it is better to use special liquids for this purpose. One bottle will be enough to remove wallpaper from an area of up to 80 square meters.
The washing liquid quickly penetrates under the paper and the glue is effectively softened. These materials are more effective than ordinary soap and water and can be used indoors.
Liquids mixed with water and sprayed over the entire surface of the finish. After a few minutes, you can easily remove the old layer with a spatula. This method is suitable for vinyl, paper and washable wallpapers.
For plasterboard walls
Many do not know how to quickly remove old wallpaper from drywall walls. In this work, it is important to leave upper layer, made of plaster and paper, intact. Special liquids, used in metered amounts, dissolve the adhesive and help remove any wallpaper from such a wall. In some cases, removal is difficult and not possible with special tools, so use special fluids to remove the material.
How to quickly remove wallpaper from the walls without spending a lot of time, you have already learned. It is quite possible to cope with such work on your own. Enough to take expendable materials and be patient. If you do not want to waste your time on this procedure, contact experienced craftsmen. Professionals can get the job done quickly.
Let's be honest. Almost every one of us thought about how to speed up the repair, and tried to cheat. For example, glue new wallpaper on the old. If you have been visited by such thoughts, then drive them away without regret!
Firstly, old wallpapers do not hold well everywhere and it is likely that one wonderful day the new coating will come off the walls along with them.
Secondly, after the glue dries, bumps and bumps may appear.
Thirdly, mold formation is not excluded under a double layer of wallpaper.
As a rule, it will not be possible to remove old wallpaper without a trace. Dust, crumbling plaster, wet pieces of paper - that's what you have to face. So that after removing the wallpaper you do not smoothly proceed to general cleaning with all the ensuing consequences, follow our advice.
1. Prepare your inventory. You may need:
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3. Cover the floor with plastic wrap, securing the edges of the canvas to the baseboards with masking tape.
When all the preliminary work is completed, you can start cleaning the walls.
Let's consider several ways.
No. 1: Spatula and knife
Recommended for worn wallpapers. Infrequently, but it happens that the wallpaper is kept only "on parole." It is easy to remove this coating. Hook the peeled edge of the paper with a knife and slowly pull. If you can’t remove the whole piece, use a wide spatula, after sharpening it with sandpaper.
#2: Water
Recommended for non-woven, washable and vinyl wallpapers. For the desired effect, it is better to use warm or hot water. It dissolves glue better than cold, softens paper and does not damage plaster.Water can be applied to the wallpaper with a roller, sponge or spray gun. After a few minutes, the liquid will completely saturate the material, after which it will be easily removed.
It is better to tear off the wallpaper from the seam, re-moisten the remaining islands and remove with a narrow spatula. Do not process all the walls in one go. Otherwise, you will have to repeat the impregnation when part of the room dries.
In the wet method, a lot depends on the type of wallpaper. In order for water to penetrate into the base of washable or non-woven materials, make cuts and holes in several places. Then dampen the wallpaper warm water to which you add fabric softener in advance. Wait for the glue to swell and clean the walls.
Before dampening the vinyl wallpaper, roll it with a spiked roller. The scratches that appear will make removal much easier. Through them, water can easily seep under the vinyl layer and soften the glue. The wallpaper will peel off in long strips without tearing.
#3: Steam
Recommended for paper wallpapers. In some cases, wallpaper glue is preferred to steam. Most often, an iron, water and a thin cloth are used for this. Removing wallpaper with steam is a team effort, so you can't do without an assistant.A wet cloth is applied to the wall and ironed several times with a hot iron, then removed. And the remnants of the wallpaper are scraped off with a spatula. The walls are dried after cleaning, as hot steam penetrates the putty, making the base wet.
The process of stripping vinyl or non-woven coverings can be troublesome and energy-intensive. First, you have to remove the water-repellent film from the wallpaper, and only then take up the iron. Pieces of paper left on the wall are usually scraped off with coarse sandpaper or a stiff brush.
#4: Special Tools
Recommended for any kind of wallpaper. No time to heat irons and scrape? Take advantage by special means to remove wallpaper. The liquid in the right proportions is mixed with warm water and applied to the walls. After some time, the wallpaper will begin to move away from the base and you can easily remove them, armed with a spatula. "Miracle Remedies" can be purchased at Baucenter hypermarkets.
They penetrate inside the wallpaper sheet and help even in difficult cases. For example, when meeting with Soviet paper wallpaper pasted in several layers. Despite the chemical composition, these liquids do not contain harmful substances, it is safe to use them.
When re-gluing, you should very carefully remove the old layer of wallpaper, without leaving even small fragments. It is such a clean surface that will allow you to stick a new layer without blisters and bumps.
In 90% of cases, it is enough to use the most in a simple way wallpaper removal, and we will talk about it later, but if you are in the 10% of the "lucky ones" and the sweat is already flowing in a stream, and your nerves have begun to fail, scroll down the article, there we will talk about emergencies.
The easiest and fastest way
- Empty the room of all furniture or arrange it in the center of the room and cover it with cellophane or newspapers.
- For safety reasons, turn off the electricity in the apartment. Cover outlets and switches with masking tape to keep dirt out. And now the dirt will appear, believe me.
- Prepare the following tools and materials:
- a bucket of hot or warm water;
- wide roller (can be old);
- narrow and wide spatulas;
- stopwatch.
- With a wet roller, dampen 2-3 strips of wallpaper from top to bottom. Please do not flood the neighbors - pouring water excessively is not necessary.
- Record 20 minutes. During this time, the material and glue will absorb enough moisture.
- With a spatula, pry off the corner of the wallpaper and separate it from the wall. Clean up small pieces with a spatula.
- Go back to step 4 and say goodbye to all the remaining canvases.
It can take two hours to clean the walls of a 20 square meter room. More time may be needed if old paper wallpaper glued on the conscience, and even worse, on PVA glue. It will also take longer to process materials with a water-repellent layer, such as vinyl wallpaper.
Tip: Cleaned walls should dry. At least a couple of hours. Only then proceed to the new finish.
Life hacks and folk remedies
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Difficult cases at work
What to do if you got vinyl or non-woven wallpaper
We act, as we described above, by the method of exposure to moisture, but before water procedures walk with a sharp knife or wallpaper tiger (most importantly something sharp) along the old wallpaper and make cuts. Water will penetrate under the vinyl film into the paper and it will not be difficult for you to finish your work on time.
What to do if old wallpaper is glued to drywall
Drywall consists (attention!) of gypsum and cardboard. For obvious reasons, the last of the components cannot be wetted with water. Therefore, in this case, it is best to either carefully use a spatula, or, in extreme cases, buy a special solution for removing wallpaper.
What to do if the wallpaper is glued to PVA glue
Brace yourself. This is the most difficult case. Jewelry work. Water, even with an admixture of diamonds, will not help you. Take a sharp spatula and, forgetting about the plans for the whole evening, clean centimeter by centimeter. Or ask your neighbors for a grinder (grinder) and buy a nozzle with hard bristles - the process will go faster.
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If the old wallpaper is still on the wall
Guys, let's be honest, if you have read the article up to this point and the old floral wallpaper is still intact on your wall - either you are doing something wrong and it is better to read the article slowly from the very beginning, or - you know what - leave this venture . If, with such inhuman efforts, you still failed to separate paper and stone now, then, believe me, they will never part again, and under no circumstances.
How to quickly remove old wallpaper from the walls?
If you are planning a renovation, then you first need to remove the old coating from the walls. And how can you quickly and easily remove the wallpaper? There are different effective ways and important details.
Preparatory work
Remove furniture from the room so as not to stain it. If this is not possible, cover the items with cling film or old rags.
To protect the floor from dirt, cover it with oilcloths or thick PVC film by gluing the edges to the skirting boards. But if you plan to replace floor covering you can skip this step.
Turn off the electricity. During work, water may accidentally enter the sockets, which will provoke a short circuit. It is also advisable to seal all switches or sockets with tape or cover with a film, fixing it.
Spread a damp cloth at the threshold of the room so as not to carry garbage throughout the apartment. Everyone leaving the room will wipe their feet.
Prepare all the necessary tools. May require heavy rubber gloves, a soft foam or lint roller, a water container (bucket or basin), discarded old rags, trash bags, scrapers and spatulas different sizes(narrow and wide), stationery knife, stepladder, masking or regular tape.
How can I quickly remove old wallpaper? Consider universal effective methods:
wet method. This technique is known to everyone and is used very often. First, the walls must be well moistened so that the coating softens and moves away from the surface. The option is suitable for removing not very dense paper wallpapers: the material lends itself well to moisture, as does the glue used for gluing. You can apply water with a roller, cloth or spray. Then wait at least fifteen minutes for the wallpaper to soak. Then take a spatula and begin to pry off the strips and remove them with your hands. And to speed up the process, use warm or hot water.
Dry way. If the wallpaper is dilapidated and easily removed without additional processing, then simply separate it from the walls with your hands, prying it with a spatula or a clerical knife if necessary.
steam method. Steam treatment is a combination of water and elevated temperatures. Humidity and heat quickly penetrate the wallpaper and soften it, making it easier and faster to remove. For application this method You can use a steam generator or steamer. If there is neither one nor the other house, then boil water, pour it into containers and place them along the wall. Of course, this is more difficult and less effective, but it will still make it easier to remove the coating.
Specialized funds. In stores building and finishing materials, you can find special liquids and solutions for removing wallpaper. They are not very expensive, and as part of high-quality products there are no toxic substances, so you can use them without fear for your health. Apply liquid with a sprayer or roller, wait ( exact time effects should be indicated on the packaging) and proceed with the removal of the coating.
Features of removing different types of wallpaper
If earlier only paper wallpapers were available and practically the only ones, today there are much more varieties: non-woven, vinyl, textile, liquid and others. And each type has its own characteristics, including removal techniques.
Wallpaper with a waterproof top layer, such as vinyl, does not allow moisture to pass through, so after moistening and steaming, it will most likely remain intact. You need to pre-perforate them by making holes. Use an awl, a clerical knife, a spiked roller or the so-called "wallpaper tiger" for this. Then wet the coating, wait and proceed to the removal. You can do the same with non-woven wallpaper.
Textile coverings are generally durable and easily affected by moisture, so this shouldn't be a problem. Just moisten them more abundantly, as woven materials are thicker and denser than paper ones. After wetting, wait and start prying off the layers and removing them.
Liquid wallpaper is also easy to remove. They are based on cellulose, which, as you know, quickly absorbs moisture and swells. But the coating layer is much thicker than when using standard wallpaper. So first wet the walls well with a roller or spray, wait a bit, moisten the surface again, and then remove the composition with a wide spatula.
Before removing the covering from the wall, try to find the packaging from the old wallpaper (you may have one roll left) and study the information on it. The manufacturer could give recommendations regarding removal, the observance of which will speed up the process.
If the coating is not removed the first time, proceed in stages. Moisten or steam the wall once, remove one layer with a spatula. Then repeat all the steps a second time. If there are still residues on the wall, repeat the procedure. Continue removing until the surface is clean.
The wallpaper cannot be removed in any way, because it is pasted on the wrong glue or on top of the old coating? Then you have to act radically, using a grinder or coarse sandpaper fixed on the nozzle. But still, first you need to work with a spatula and remove areas that can be affected.
To speed up the process of softening the wallpaper, in warm water you can add a little vinegar, detergent, shampoo, fabric softener or citric acid. A tablespoon of the selected product is enough per liter.
If the wallpaper is pasted on drywall, then you need to be careful, because such material has a paper coating that cannot be damaged. Therefore, proceed carefully: do not moisten the walls excessively abundantly, do not scrub them roughly and actively with a spatula to avoid scratches and chips.
If the coating does not give in the first time, then it has a dense structure and is well fixed on the wall. You need to either moisten it more abundantly, or moisten it several times. In addition, exposure to heat will speed up the penetration of moisture deep into the wallpaper, so place a heater in the center of the room or use a hair dryer beforehand.
Using the article useful information And helpful tips, you can quickly and easily remove the wallpaper. Also, do not forget to take into account some of the nuances.
Repair in the room (room, apartment, house) is in the final stage. The line reached the walls. Purchased wallpaper dreams. Side view. The understanding comes that the old drawing, translucent through the new wallpaper, will ruin everything. The walls need to be completely cleaned. Then they will be glued evenly, without bubbles. How to remove old wallpaper from the wall? You need to prepare for this procedure. What to do?
- Clear the room of furniture. The empty space will make it easier to work. Gives freedom of movement. In extreme cases, you can cover the furniture with a covering material or film. Then the thought of the possibility of spoiling something will not distract from work.
- Paste windows, window sills, doors with foil. This will make subsequent cleaning quick and easy.
- Cover the floors with newspapers or film. When the walls are cleaned, there is a lot of dust, dirt, debris. The closed floor will facilitate the subsequent cleaning of the apartment. If the flooring is laminate or parquet, then dirt can eat in. Appearance will be corrupted.
- Close sockets or seal them so that water and dirt do not get into them.
- On the threshold of the room, it is advisable to lay a wet rag, and entrance opening hang with a film (as an option, close the doors). Then the dirt will not spread throughout the room.
- Prepare essential tool and funds. Additionally, garbage bags, buckets of water for wet cleaning. Vacuum cleaner or brush. Rubbish should be removed as soon as it appears. After all, all the pieces contain part of the glue. Do not remove immediately - stick to the floor.
Anyone who has already done repairs with their own hands, remembers that everything is not so simple. Some parts of the panels come off easily, others cause difficulties. There is universal ways who will teach you how to remove wallpaper from the walls quickly.
Universal ways to remove wallpaper
Dry method of removal
Equipment: spatula, scraper, knife.
Procedure: pull the corner, and the sheet of paper will move away by itself. Do not make sharp jerks, as the old paper will crumble. If it is felt that in some places the paper is attached to the wall tightly enough and is not removed, either a spatula or another method of removal (for example, wet) is used.
The method is ideal for cases where the paintings almost do not stick to the wall.
Wet removal method
Equipment: a rag, a container of water, a knife (go another sharp object), a spatula.
Procedure: Moisten a cloth with plenty of water and wipe the trellis. It is necessary to pay attention to the optimal intensity of wetting. If you pour a lot of water, it will flow along the wall, and the whole procedure will lose its meaning. If it is not enough - the wallpaper will not get wet. For wetting, you need to take a small surface (1 strip is enough, otherwise the paper will have time to dry) and wait for half an hour. It will be good if you make cuts on the wallpaper strips - getting wet will be of high quality. Any handy tool will do. After that, the paper is removed with a spatula. In this case, there will be no problem how to remove old wallpaper.
Traditionally used for all kinds. Water keeps the job clean. There will be less dust than with the dry method.
Special removal tools
Equipment: rag (roller, brush), water container, coating removers (e.g. Neomid, Metylan), gloves (in case of using toxic agents) household chemicals).
Procedure: Apply the mortar to the wall. After the time has passed, remove the fallen wallpaper.
Funds are sold in different types: powder, gel, liquid. In any case, they are diluted in water in the proportions indicated on the package. These funds are economical. One bottle is enough for 70 - 100 square meters. meters. The disadvantage of the method is the duration of the procedure. Wait after processing will have from 1 to 3 hours. But the wallpaper itself will move away from the walls.
Of all industrial facilities stands out "Mole" - liquid for cleaning pipes. If you apply liquid to the canvas with a roller, after a few minutes it will fall off. Minus "Mole" - toxicity. Handle the wall with gloves. Then carefully remove the remaining liquid so as not to get a chemical burn.
This option is universal. Especially convenient to clean dense wallpaper, which are weakly affected by ordinary water.
steam method
Equipment: iron (steam generator, steamer), a container of water (if an iron is used), a piece of cloth, a spatula, a knife.
Procedure: we moisten the fabric in water, apply it to the wallpaper and iron it with the hottest possible iron. After this procedure, the old tapestries and glue will become soft and can be removed with a knife or spatula without any problems. If the house has a more modern device - a steam generator, then it will take several minutes before the wallpaper peels off the wall. After all, steam more efficient than water. The main condition is to keep the steam generator at a distance of 5 - 10 cm from the wall. A rag in this case is no longer needed. The method is easy to use.
The listed options are suitable for all types of coatings. But they will be more effective when working with paper. Other types of wall coverings have their own specifics.
How to remove liquid wallpaper from a wall
Liquid wallpaper, despite its strength and modernity, deteriorates, wipes off and fades. When deciding how to remove wallpaper from the walls, it is important to remember what they are. This is a mixture of various fibers (cellulose, fabric, quartz), dyes and glue.
Despite the different thicknesses of the coating, its surface is always porous. Therefore, we remove them with water or a specially prepared solution.
Equipment: a container with water, household chemicals (any intended for these purposes), roller (sponge, brush), spatula (scraper).
Procedure: if the layer of the mixture is thin, ordinary water (temperature 50 - 60 degrees) will do. To remove a denser layer, you will need any household chemical. In the shops of building and finishing materials, a wide range is available.
The consistency of the liquid is similar to dishwashing detergent. Add the product to water in the proportions indicated on the package. More often this ratio is 1:20.
The advantage of the resulting solutions is that they are harmless to humans and pets. Solutions do not have a specific smell, do not cause allergies.
The walls are wetted with the finished solution. Rollers, sponges, brushes of different widths are suitable as a tool (in hard-to-reach places, walls are smeared with a brush of a smaller width). The time for soaking the walls is recorded ( different means take different times). When the coating becomes mushy, it is removed with a spatula.
Removing liquid fiberglass wallpaper
More difficult to deal with fiberglass. This is the most stable type of liquid wall covering. Their texture is similar to decorative plaster. Fiberglass can be called a coating reusable. It can be repainted if desired.
It is clear that it is useless to wet the fiberglass cloth. A special liquid must be used.
Equipment: water container, special liquid (eg Pufas TAP-EX, Dissoucol), 2 spatulas.
Procedure: apply the liquid in accordance with the instructions. The wallpaper is cut at the ceiling and liquid is poured into the gap formed. Time is waiting. With two spatulas, the panels are cut and move away from the wall. In extreme cases, professionals help.
After removal liquid wallpaper from the wall, the surface must remain absolutely smooth. That is, no pieces of the former coating. Otherwise, the new wallpaper will not lay flat.
How to remove washable wallpaper from a wall
The main advantages of washable wall coverings are their durability, adhesion strength, and abrasion resistance. But with all the pluses, they will have to be removed before applying a new coating to the walls. There are a number of reasons for this:
- pollution present on old wallpaper will show through, become noticeable;
- air pockets, bubbles, folds form between different wall coverings;
- the remaining fragments of the coating will gradually disappear, pulling the new wallpaper with them.
Wallpaper rolls usually have labels on them. There is a way to remove this type of trellis. But most often they are not stored. Therefore, you can try universal methods of removal. Such as steaming or wetting. It must be remembered that most often washable wallpaper has a moisture-resistant coating. The trellises are difficult to remove, as they have 2 layers.
Equipment: needle roller (metallized dishwashing sponge), cloth (roller), steam iron (steam generator), spatula.
Procedure: the first thing to do is to break the integrity of the top layer coating. How to do it? Take a needle roller or a metallized dishwashing sponge (if the surface area is small). The entire surface of the canvas is processed. The result of such processing will be a loss of moisture resistance.
How to remove non-woven wallpaper from walls
This type of wallpaper has a durable outer coating.
Equipment: studded roller (wallpaper tiger), a container of water, detergent(soap solution), rag (roller).
Procedure: Before starting work, the integrity of the outer coating must be violated. A studded roller or wallpaper tiger is used. The prepared solution easily penetrates under the top layer of the coating and softens the panel. The exposure time is 30 minutes.
A feature of non-woven fabric is removal from the bottom up. The outer layer of the canvas will come off entirely. If the bottom layer fits snugly against the wall, leave it.
How to remove vinyl wallpaper
These tapestries are a mixture of paper and vinyl film.
Equipment: a container with water, a wallpaper tiger (a roller with a needle-like surface, a knife), a spatula.
Procedure: at the first stage, make cuts on the canvas with a sharp object. Wet the wall. After 20 minutes, remove the trellises. If the strip does not come off completely, the remaining parts are removed with a spatula.
Remove vinyl wallpaper from above.
How to peel textile wallpaper from the wall
As in the case of interlining, the structure is two-layer. Below is thin paper, tightly attached to the wall. Above - a fabric with a different surface structure. Because of this, it is difficult to remove the old coating.
Equipment: tools (spatula, knife, scraper, iron or steamer), a container with soapy water.
Procedure: it is necessary to follow the algorithm:
- make cuts on the surface;
- treat the strip with a solution or steam (exposure time - 30 minutes);
- pry off the corner with a spatula or other sharp object;
- pull from top to bottom (the top layer will be removed);
- steam off the bottom layer adjacent to the wall (keep the iron at a distance of 5 - 10 centimeters);
- remove the residue with a spatula.
Effective ways of removing wall coverings are considered. Knowing how easy it is to remove old wallpaper from the walls can save you time and nerves, making the process an easy transition to a new room design.
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