Different wallpapers and walls in kitchen, what to do!

morhen

honeybee1234 said:

morhen said:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-long-handled-scraper-6/87299 and also get a back of the replacement blades.

Am working my way through a whole house covered in a silly amount of wallpaper.  Multiple layers, painted over, horrible vinyl stuff etc.  If you can think off it, this house had it somewhere (including wallpaper in the bathroom)!  I tried every method I could find, best* thing was to just scrape of the wallpaper top layer, then use hot water/chemical stripper/steamer (what ever you have) to deal with the backing/lining paper left on the wall. 

It takes a bit of effort to start with the scraper, but once you do it for a while, you will find a method that works for you.  I found it best to start in the middle of the wall half way up, and scrape to the one side of the wall, then the other.  Then scrape up from the section you have removed, to the ceiling, then down to the floor. 

*obvioulsy the best method is to get your family involved and let them remove the wallpaper

Ahhh wallpaper in the bathroom *thinks lovingly* Not got that far yet but tis a joy I will be dealing with! You have my wallpapering sympathy! 

The link you provided looks good, I shall most likely invest in one. Thanks! 

Don't forget the spare blades!  One blade should do one room easy enough, then I found it was better to replace it with a fresh one.

GDB2222

I'll wait for the howls of disapproval, but this is what I would do.

You feel overwhelmed because you want to get a great finish, and that’s an awful lot of work. So, I suggest that you emulsion over everything that’s there, without bothering with preparation. White emulsion over the walls, ceilings, skirting and doors. 

That will make it all much more liveable, and it is a job you can get done quite quickly. Then stop for a couple of week/months. And, then, when you have the energy take your time preparing one of the rooms thoroughly, so that you get the finish you want.  Then, gradually move on from there.

GDB2222

Give them the third best to go on with; the second best comes too late, the best never comes.

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