Wallpaper can be so stunning when it goes on, completely change the look of a room. Add so much color and texture and interest to a space. But getting it off can be another story.
If you have ever removed wallpaper before, you may know that there are generally three parts to the process. Top layer, under layer, and glue remnants.
The first part is to remove the top paper later. So,sties you get lucky and that rips off in a nice big sheet. mOther times you are not so lucky. And the wallpaper rips off in small chunks and you're have to keep going for what seems like forever.
This is step two in the process. Go out and buy s home right steam machine multi-purpose power steamer. Read the enclosed booklet and follow the instructions for the steam machine to fill/heat. Once the water is heated up, start at the top of a section, and work your way down, holding the steam paddle on each section for about 10 seconds. The instructions recommend longer (and the longer the better).
My best advice is to get a system going: steam from the top down, allow it to saturate and then once the orange light goes on and the steamer needs a break, use that time wisely by scraping, and then go ahead and re-steam again once the orange light goes off.
The washing is the third step in the process and is to remove all the excess glue that may have been left behind the walls. The best way to do this is to use TSP, scrubby and warm slightly soapy water.
We hope this system helps you out as much as it did me!!
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