Wall Paper Removal - Newly Bought House

markin

LandyAndy wrote: »

I have never removed radiators to remove wallpaper. Just get as much off as you can and when repapering get it as far in as you can, using a radiator roller to smooth it out. The reality is that you have to adopt some strange positions to look behind a radiator and no one will notice that the entire wall isn't papered behind it.

Until the house gets robed for scrap metal, pic 5

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daivid

In addition to the advice above I would recommend a work platform like this one:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/mac-allister-aluminium-work-platform-470-x-900mm/6409p
I was given one as a housewarming present a few years ago and have used it no end. Much safer than balancing on chairs and less tiring than stretching for any extended period. (Other brands and retailers are available, though I do recomend the wider version as linked)

Slinky

daivid wrote: »

In addition to the advice above I would recommend a work platform like this one:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/mac-allister-aluminium-work-platform-470-x-900mm/6409p
I was given one as a housewarming present a few years ago and have used it no end. Much safer than balancing on chairs and less tiring than stretching for any extended period. (Other brands and retailers are available, though I do recomend the wider version as linked)

We've got 2 and that's even better when stripping wallpaper off a ceiling if you have a 'glamorous assistant' to help move them around as you can step from one to another instead of getting down, moving the platform and climbing up again.


I seem to recall reading a story of somebody getting blood poisoning and losing a finger due to getting a woodchip jammed under a nail as they were stripping woodchip wallpaper off. It's evil stuff.

mazibee

Hi All,


I have removed all the paper from all the rooms upstairs, dining and living , except for landing and hallway downstairs,

I have asked few builders for the skimming the existing walls amd repair some areas that need attention and they are quoting me different rates some are charging £100 per wall , some are saying approx £450 for a room.

Is this is a good idea to go for the wall paper again?

What if I use a thick white lining paper to cover any defects in the wall and then put aonther wall paper on top of it as it will reduce the cost and the time.

We need to vacate our rented house by the end of the month and if we start the skimming work on the walls , we have to do paint after that also , in that case we will be unable to finish before month end.


Suggestions will be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

bertiewhite

I invested in a steam stripper when I started renovating my current house and I'm so glad I did.

Yes, it caused some of the plaster to come away but my view was that those bits needed to be re-plastered anyway so I taught myself to plaster.

GrumpyDil

Personally i wpuld get the walls replastered. Papering over with llning paper will only go so far with covering defects.

Davesnave

Although none of us can see the walls and how good/bad they are, I tend to agree with the above comment....but then I don't have one piece of wallpaper in my house!

LandyAndy

Davesnave wrote: »

Although none of us can see the walls and how good/bad they are, I tend to agree with the above comment....but then I don't have one piece of wallpaper in my house!

No, nor do I. Much as I loved hanging paper I so much prefer painted walls now.

Davesnave

LandyAndy wrote: »

No, nor do I. Much as I loved hanging paper I so much prefer painted walls now.

My favourite daydream is imagining the fun the next owners had removing the anaglypta from our last house. It was a magnet for our two kittens, who wanted to use accessible areas as a huge scratching post.

I solved that problem with glassfibre resin painted on to around 0.8m and liberally emulsioned-over afterwards! :rotfl:

Slinky

Whilst £450 per room plastering might seem expensive, lining paper isn't cheap, plus the cost of the top paper also. And what are your wallpapering skills like? You may end up having to strip it off again if you're not good at it.


With regards to the papering behind the radiators, not a good idea IMO. The heat from the radiator will almost inevitably cause that paper to dry to a bone and curl off at the edges. I measure to about 6 inches below the top of the radiator and you really cannot see further down than that.