Stripping wallpaper - any good advice?

[p-and-d]

Plenty of warm soapy water, the steamer will get through the paper and plaster and blow the plaster off.

[joinerisme]

I struggled forages stripping the paper in my kitchen,bought a steamer & did the lot in about 2 hours.

[danot]

I need to strip a room back to the plaster. It is papered with wood chip and has 40 years of emulsions (several coats). So far I have only managed to strip about 3 square ft. The paper is very brittle and will only come off in small 6 inch strips before tearing off.

 

Has anybody got any good advice or pro-tips?

Cross slice it with a stanley bade then steam it.

[Euroboy77]

Thanks for all your comments & advice.

 

I think I'll try the cross scoring with a Stanley knife and soaking with hor soapy water.

I don't want to invest in a steamer just to do 1 room and then not use it for another 10 years

 

Thanks again

[MonkeyLover]

As others have said, definately use a steamer, they are marvellous! Might be a good idea to score it first as well.

[gnvqsos]

Score and spray with windscreen washer-only use steam on modern walls as it damages lime finish.

[carosio]

Cross slice it with a stanley bade then steam it.

 

That's right, but don't cut too deep! I have also used a garden spray to soak the walls, but you will have to wait a good 20mins or so for the water to penetrate the cuts, so work one section whilst waiting for the other to soak.

[jdamarine]

Plenty of warm soapy water, the steamer will get through the paper and plaster and blow the plaster off.

 

Agree mate, use a steamer at your own peril!

[BritPat]

Make sure that it is over 18 and it holds relevant licenses from local authority.

[neeeeeeeeeek]

I borrowed 2 steamers, pluggeed them both in and shut the door. Whe I went back an hour later it was like a steam room and the paper and even the 20 layers of paint on the ceiling pretty much fell off!