Removing wood chip wall paper

newfunk

Marty wrote:

They are OK but make sure to score the wallpaper first or you will blow
the plaster of the wall.


This is turning into a DIY Nightmare for some folk :rolleyes:

Funny u say that a mate of mine said that 2 me....Ive never done that, and never had a problem.but i dont hold it on for long, just enough to soften it...

Mr_Skint_2

newfunk wrote:

Funny u say that a mate of mine said that 2 me....Ive never done that, and never had a problem.but i dont hold it on for long, just enough to soften it...

Its a bit of a gamble I mean old houses can have a nice skim of plaster with no damp in the plaster and new house just have Plasterboard walls (dry lining) and vice versa depending on what DIY has taken place I reckon youve been careful so fair play to you.

Thats the key dont hold it on forever thinking it will come off easier (it will but with the plaster, and dry lining will just balloon in size.

brummiebabe

sloth wrote:

is http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=102100&ts=28789&id=16530 what you mean? i always use this for stripping wallpaper/woodchip/anaglypta etc. as it makes the job very easy. just be careful though as it is very sharp!!

Yes, that's the one! Believe me, we tried EVERYTHING to get this paper off! My Father-In-Law was painter & decorator, but none of his tricks of the trade worked! This is the thing to use!!!!!

Mr_Skint_2

brummiebabe wrote:

Yes, that's the one! Believe me, we tried EVERYTHING to get this paper off! My Father-In-Law was painter & decorator, but none of his tricks of the trade worked! This is the thing to use!!!!!

Nah its not believe me, you will tear the plaster to shreds. :rolleyes:

brummiebabe

Marty wrote:

Nah its not believe me, you will tear the plaster to shreds. :rolleyes:

We've ALREADY used it!!! No damage to plaster! We were careful, and only scraped off the very top surface paper. Then used the normal method to remove the backing!!!

Mr_Skint_2

Proof they are for floors http://www.ettore.com/images/prodscrap2.gif http://www.marketlabinc.com/images/groups/ParaffinFlo_82.jpg http://www.tiletool.net/Floor_Scrapers.asp.

youve been lucky

newfunk

Marty wrote:

Its a bit of a gamble I mean old houses can have a nice skim of plaster with no damp in the plaster and new house just have Plasterboard walls (dry lining) and vice versa depending on what DIY has taken place I reckon youve been careful so fair play to you.

Thats the key dont hold it on forever thinking it will come off easier (it will but with the plaster, and dry lining will just balloon in size.

LOl does helpim in the building trade tho....Im a joiner

tankgirl1

hi all- ive just searched the forum for this, and am hoping i can get a little more advice please

i have just started stripping woodchip wallpaper off wall- not sure if its plasterboard or not underneath (i think it is)

all i have is a scraper, and ive also scored the paper, but its a nightmare. should i dampen the paper? will that help?

any help appreciated

thanks

mariauk

tankgirl1 wrote:

hi all- ive just searched the forum for this, and am hoping i can get a little more advice please

i have just started stripping woodchip wallpaper off wall- not sure if its plasterboard or not underneath (i think it is)

all i have is a scraper, and ive also scored the paper, but its a nightmare. should i dampen the paper? will that help?

any help appreciated

thanks

Hi Tankgirl

Bucket of warm soapy water (washing up liquid) and wet the paper and leave it to soak a bit, should come of fine with a scraper. I normally wet it so it darkens the paper but not to the point its run down the walls and covered the floor Good Luck!

maria

tankgirl1

thx maria - will give it a go