11 Tips for Stripping Wallpaper: How to Get Rid of Ugly Wallpaper
I broke my promise to myself and stripped wallpaper again. The only reason I did this is for $100,000 profit. My family and I did not have time to wait for professional help. We sold our investment property before finishing the work and needed the home ready for appraisal.
While stripping the wallpaper, I realized that many homemakers get wrong advice for this horrendous task. After years of experience on 28 houses, I offer my tried and best tips:
1. Use a clothes steamer or rent a professional steamer2. Soak a large section of the wall3. Run a "Paper Tiger" scoring tool across the damp section4. Steam the section again5. Spray the section with fabric softener and hot water6. Score the section with the paper tiger again7. Steam again8. Remove any curling edges (sometimes large areas peel off)9. Scrape with a six inch sheetrock blade10. Repeat the above steps on the section until most scrapes off easily11. Scrub with hot water, TSP, and a sponge with a scratchy surface
Don't live with ugly wallpaper any longer!
P. S. Please email me if you have any additional tips that would help others

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