Command Strips / Velcro on Wallpaper

netty179a

Hi,
Has anyone tried any command strips on wallpaper? 

I have several pictures and the correct strips for the weight, in fact stronger than suggested, but I have wallpaper on the walls.  I know it says not to use on wallpaper however I'm in a council house and the wallpaper is super stuck and painted over several times, it 'aint shifting any time soon.  Because of this I want to wait a year or two before tackling the removal of it as I know it's going to take some removing.

Basically, has anyone had success on wallpaper? I'm not bothered about damaging the wallpaper, I'm more concerned for the pics falling off lol.  
The walls are really solid, like concrete and I can't hammer in any tacks or nails and I've gone through several masonry drill bits trying to make a hole for a plug and screw. 
All I need is a temporary solution until I can figure out how to drill holes in or I have smooth plain plaster walls.

Thanks (hopefully) in advance 
Annette   

grumbler

netty179a said:

... I've gone through several masonry drill bits trying to make a hole for a plug and screw.

This is really hard to believe. Was it an impact drill driver?

naedanger

netty179a said:

Hi,
Has anyone tried any command strips on wallpaper? 

I have several pictures and the correct strips for the weight, in fact stronger than suggested, but I have wallpaper on the walls.  I know it says not to use on wallpaper however I'm in a council house and the wallpaper is super stuck and painted over several times, it 'aint shifting any time soon.  Because of this I want to wait a year or two before tackling the removal of it as I know it's going to take some removing.

Basically, has anyone had success on wallpaper? I'm not bothered about damaging the wallpaper, I'm more concerned for the pics falling off lol.  
The walls are really solid, like concrete and I can't hammer in any tacks or nails and I've gone through several masonry drill bits trying to make a hole for a plug and screw. 
All I need is a temporary solution until I can figure out how to drill holes in or I have smooth plain plaster walls.

Thanks (hopefully) in advance 
Annette   

No experience. But I would be a bit worried that the top layer of the wallpaper would rip away from the bottom layer.

If you are not worried about the wallpaper you could test one strip. Stick a small command strip hook to the wall and attach the maximum weight to it and leave it for a day or two and see if it looks like the paper is coming away. If not put more than the maximum and see what happens. If it looks fine then go ahead.

netty179a

grumbler said:

netty179a said:

... I've gone through several masonry drill bits trying to make a hole for a plug and screw.

This is really hard to believe. Was it an impact drill driver?

Well it happened lol, extremely frustrating it is too.  Both myself and my Dad, a seasoned DIY'er  have tried and the walls are solid.  I even rang the council to see if anyone could give an idea of what the walls are constructed off but no one could help. Even my neighbours are frustrated with the walls and just used professionals to do any work needed.

I'm almost sure it's not an impact drill driver as I've never needed a heavy duty drill before, I've never come across anything like it. 

I would appreciate any advice however on the best drill to get as I'm happy to buy another as I have shelves and mirrors to put up too and have been putting off trying with my current drill as all I'm doing is leaving unsightly holes everywhere. 

netty179a

naedanger said:

netty179a said:

Hi,
Has anyone tried any command strips on wallpaper? 

I have several pictures and the correct strips for the weight, in fact stronger than suggested, but I have wallpaper on the walls.  I know it says not to use on wallpaper however I'm in a council house and the wallpaper is super stuck and painted over several times, it 'aint shifting any time soon.  Because of this I want to wait a year or two before tackling the removal of it as I know it's going to take some removing.

Basically, has anyone had success on wallpaper? I'm not bothered about damaging the wallpaper, I'm more concerned for the pics falling off lol.  
The walls are really solid, like concrete and I can't hammer in any tacks or nails and I've gone through several masonry drill bits trying to make a hole for a plug and screw. 
All I need is a temporary solution until I can figure out how to drill holes in or I have smooth plain plaster walls.

Thanks (hopefully) in advance 
Annette   

No experience. But I would be a bit worried that the top layer of the wallpaper would rip away from the bottom layer.

If you are not worried about the wallpaper you could test one strip. Stick a small command strip hook to the wall and attach the maximum weight to it and leave it for a day or two and see if it looks like the paper is coming away. If not put more than the maximum and see what happens. If it looks fine then go ahead.

Thanks, however the wallpaper is well and truly stuck down, I started to try and remove it when I first moved in and it took forever to do a small corner (now hidden behind the sofa haha) so I'm 99.9% confident it will be ok, just wanted to see if anyone had any experience of it :-) 

grumbler

netty179a said:

grumbler said:

netty179a said:

... I've gone through several masonry drill bits trying to make a hole for a plug and screw.

This is really hard to believe. Was it an impact drill driver?

I'm almost sure it's not an impact drill driver as I've never needed a heavy duty drill before, I've never come across anything like it.

'Impact' doesn't mean heavy duty. There are very small cordless impact drill drivers. You can buy a corded one really cheap.

Without impacts the drill bit must be really sharp and you need a special grinding wheel to keep a masonry drill bit sharp.

elsien

I’ve used it on painted lining paper, but for smaller picture frames. not for anything heavy.
I wouldn’t use command strips on shelves or mirrors, with or without wallpaper. 

neilmcl

netty179a said:

grumbler said:

netty179a said:

... I've gone through several masonry drill bits trying to make a hole for a plug and screw.

This is really hard to believe. Was it an impact drill driver?

Well it happened lol, extremely frustrating it is too.  Both myself and my Dad, a seasoned DIY'er  have tried and the walls are solid.  I even rang the council to see if anyone could give an idea of what the walls are constructed off but no one could help. Even my neighbours are frustrated with the walls and just used professionals to do any work needed.

I'm almost sure it's not an impact drill driver as I've never needed a heavy duty drill before, I've never come across anything like it. 

I would appreciate any advice however on the best drill to get as I'm happy to buy another as I have shelves and mirrors to put up too and have been putting off trying with my current drill as all I'm doing is leaving unsightly holes everywhere. 

You don't want an impact driver that's for sure. These are great for driving screws but not what you want for drilling holes. Any decent combi drill set to hammer mode should be able to drill the holes you want.

neilmcl

netty179a said:

grumbler said:

netty179a said:

... I've gone through several masonry drill bits trying to make a hole for a plug and screw.

This is really hard to believe. Was it an impact drill driver?

Well it happened lol, extremely frustrating it is too.  Both myself and my Dad, a seasoned DIY'er  have tried and the walls are solid.  I even rang the council to see if anyone could give an idea of what the walls are constructed off but no one could help. Even my neighbours are frustrated with the walls and just used professionals to do any work needed.

I'm almost sure it's not an impact drill driver as I've never needed a heavy duty drill before, I've never come across anything like it. 

I would appreciate any advice however on the best drill to get as I'm happy to buy another as I have shelves and mirrors to put up too and have been putting off trying with my current drill as all I'm doing is leaving unsightly holes everywhere. 

You don't want an impact driver that's for sure. These are great for driving screws but not what you want for drilling holes. Any decent 18v combi drill set to hammer mode should be able to drill the holes you want.

brewthebear

command strips are rubbish even the heavy duty ones will only hold light pictures would not use them again and expensive I wasted nearly £20 to hang a mirror and had to give up and I am a decent diy 

netty179a

grumbler said:

netty179a said:

grumbler said:

netty179a said:

... I've gone through several masonry drill bits trying to make a hole for a plug and screw.

This is really hard to believe. Was it an impact drill driver?

I'm almost sure it's not an impact drill driver as I've never needed a heavy duty drill before, I've never come across anything like it.

'Impact' doesn't mean heavy duty. There are very small cordless impact drill drivers. You can buy a corded one really cheap.

Without impacts the drill bit must be really sharp and you need a special grinding wheel to keep a masonry drill bit sharp.

Ahh, ok thanks, I've obviously misunderstood something I read a few weeks ago.  Looks like top of my Christmas list is going to be a new drill    Thanks Grumbler