How to remove the wallpaper from the wall
Repair in the house or apartment, it is always troublesome. It is necessary to remove the old coating in order to apply new quality. It does not matter the type of previously used wallpaper, or the type of glue. A new decorative material needs to be glued on a clean, even, primed wall.
In this article we will look at how to remove the wallpaper from the wall in various ways.
Traditional ways
Many people think that not all old wallpapers need to be removed. Such a position concerns mainly wall-papers that are well-adhered to the walls, even when their appearance requires replacement. You can never be 100% sure that new wallpapers will not fall with the old ones. After all, the water contained in the glue solution will penetrate into the old layer and make it heavy, causing your plans to be destroyed.
The main rule of repair - outdated decorative coating removed necessarily.
To remove the wallpaper in the traditional way will need metal spatulas of different widths. Pick up tools not with round edges, but with sharp. A special liquid is sold in stores that will help you quickly and easily get rid of faded and torn wallpapers. There is no desire to use any means, and ordinary warm water will do.
Work on removing the old coating is moving quickly and efficiently if a steam mop is used. Also buy a needle roller and a sharp knife. Depending on what type of wallpaper you need to remove and from which surface, the tools in the kit will change. Chemicals are used to facilitate the removal process.
For work, you usually need:
- Capacity with warm water.
- Sponge.
- Scotch for painting work.
- Medium-sized roller with a comfortable handle.
- Knife for drywall.
- Durable film for flooring.
- Wallpaper tiger.
- Spray.
Before starting work on removing the old decorative material, cover the floor with a film with a film. Secure the tape with tape. Insulate electrical appliances with masking tape. This will help prevent water from entering.
Wet method
Wet method демонтажа старого покрытия считается самым гигиеничным и безопасным для здоровья. В помещении полное отсутствие пыли, а остатки клея удаляются намного быстрее и чище. Вам нужна подогретая вода и распылитель. Если распылителя нет, подойдет обычная губка.
Start to work with the area under the ceiling and moisten the wall well to the baseboards. The thicker the layer of previously pasted wallpaper, the longer the process of their moistening. When water is absorbed and the glue is soaked, take a spatula and start to remove the soaked material. Where the layers lag behind badly, moisten the surface again. Do not rush to process the entire area of the wall at once. A small amount of water dries quickly and does not have time to soak the old coating, and too much flows down.
Treatment of old wallpaper with water should be carried out in small areas. Separate old material from the seam. Special care is required when working in the area of electrical appliances. It is better to turn off the power at the time.
Warm or hot water penetrates the coating much faster and softens the glue. No matter how much you want to finish the job quickly, do not hurry. Plaster on the wall after removing the outdated decorative coating must necessarily remain intact.
To make small cuts or scratch well, use wallpaper tiger. So the water is much better and faster penetrates into the base.
Non-woven wallpaper
As part of this type must have synthetic fibers that are particularly durable. The waterproof layer on the surface of the material is the main obstacle when removing wallpaper from the wall. First make cuts, and then begin to gently moisten the wall. It is better to do this with a sponge, pressing it well in the places of the incisions made.
Leave a dampened area of the wall for a quarter of an hour, now the old faded non-woven wallpaper is well behind and removed.
Vinyl wallpapers
There are no difficulties in removing vinyl material. Decorative material is a paper base, glued with vinyl film. First, make as many incisions as possible using a wallpaper tiger or sharp knife, and then moisten with warm water. Rest for 20 minutes. You will see that during this time the old glue began to dissolve.
Under the ceiling, make a horizontal incision on the strip. Using a spatula, carefully separate the top of the strip, and begin to safely pull it down. Thanks to the PVC coating the wallpaper is not torn. You have less trash and very fast work progress. If suddenly there are small fragments of a paper base on the wall, moisten them with water and remove.
There are types of vinyl wallpaper, characterized by a special density. Such wallpaper is better to shoot slowly, on separate layers. To work you need to prepare a metal brush and wallpaper tiger. First remove the protective layer, then remove the film using self-sharpening discs.
Washable wallpaper
This kind of wallpaper will have to tinker a bit. To remove the top layer of washing wallpaper, you will not have to put much effort. Moisten with warm water and remove the loose layer after 20 minutes.
The bottom layer of moisture is not afraid, and here the usual soaking is not suitable. We'll have to pick up the scraper or toothed roller and make notches. Now use the water. You need water to penetrate the surface as best you can.
If the result does not quite satisfy you, you need a steam puller. Of course, not everyone has such a tool, but a way out can be found. Today there is a steam iron in every home. Try to attach it to the wallpaper, the result will be excellent.
Liquid wallpaper
Maybe you should not rush to remove the liquid wallpaper? Decorative coating will last you more than one year. Try it just to update with water-based paint.
Did you still decide to remove the liquid wallpaper? Because what is the wallpaper, it depends on how they are removed from the wall. Material with pieces of viscose can be used more than once and is removed very easily. Moistened with water and neatly removed with a spatula.
When liquid wallpaper resembles decorative plaster, they use a grinding machine to remove them. Some craftsmen remove such wallpaper manually using a spatula, a scraper and warm water.
The procedure is similar to the previous ones. First decorative material is moistened, and then dismantled. If you add a Ceresit CT-17 primer to the water, the process will go faster. After removing the liquid wallpaper, the wall will have to be puttied.
Remove wallpaper from drywall
Remove the wallpaper from the drywall will be difficult.
When removing the wallpaper from the drywall can not damage the top paper layer on the material itself.
It will be much easier to remove the wallpaper, if the wall of plasterboard was previously covered with putty. Chemical removal of old glue will help to remove wallpaper qualitatively and quickly.
You can not soak old wallpaper so as not to disturb the top layer of drywall.
Wallpaper on the raw gypsum board is also removed using low-quality wallpaper glue. To make this glue completely dry, you need a lot of time. Apply a thin layer of diluted glue and wait until the wallpaper under it starts to swell. Now you can get to work.
You recently engaged in the repair and removed the old wallpaper from the walls. Maybe you have some way of working? Share your experience with our readers by leaving comments on the article.
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