It's time for great work. Renovating a home is not easy and can take a lot of time and money. For these reasons, we sometimes decide to challenge ourselves to do the work ourselves. Sometimes without success, but we have the merit of trying. Are you tired of your old tapestry and want to take it off as soon as possible to start off on the right foot? If stripping wallpaper with a stripper is the fastest and most effective solution, it is however possible to start this business alone. Do we give you some of our tips?
Page content
How to remove wallpaper successfully?
Commercial linksYou can't take it anymore. The sight of it horrifies you to no end. In addition, you have decided to change the furniture in the living room and that no longer does everything. So, it's time to take matters into your own hands and replace your old, outdated tapestry with a more trendy one that will better suit the scandi-minimalist style of your living room. Last step, and not least, remove your wallpaper to start on a healthy basis with a clean wall. Here are 3 tricks that should do the trick for less.
What equipment should be used to carry out the work?
Commercial links
Basic, nothing but basic to get to the point:
Remember to protect your floors with old sheets, for example, to avoid stains. Also, turn off the electricity and protect your outlets, because water and electricity don't mix.
If you don't have a stripper for reasons that matter to you, there's a very old-school, but proven solution: the iron. Inexpensive, it is thanks to its steam that the iron will help you take off the wallpaper. Easy to use, just set your iron to the mode that releases the most steam.
Attention, unlike ironing, do not touch the wall.
Bring the iron as close as possible to the wall and press the steam button several times in succession. Thus, you will moisten the wall well. If all goes well, the paper should begin to curl. Therefore, you will only have to remove it with a spatula. Unfortunately, this practice can only be carried out on small surfaces.
This is the most suitable method for the most frugal among us, but also for the most patient. Indeed, if the procedure is the most economical, it is also the longest. Here's how:
Our advice: do not choose this option if your surface is too large.
The steam stripper is the solution for very thick and difficult to remove paper. In addition, it is the most effective for large surfaces to be renovated. The larger the surface to be stripped, the better the paper is anchored to your wall, it is better to have this tool. Its cost of around 50 euros will save you time and energy that you can transfer to another important task in your renovation. Be careful not to over-wet your walls, though, or they could get damaged if you go too hard. Be careful, it's very tempting!
Before starting the work, the most important thing is to be familiar with the surface to be stripped. Indeed, renovating an old country house from top to bottom does not represent the same workload as a small student studio of 15 m2 the surface to be renovated. The best solution will therefore depend on the type of surface to be reupholstered and (or) repainted. Likewise, take advantage of new DIY trends.
In these difficult times marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, there are fortunately solidarity initiatives that do us the greatest good, such as collaborative platforms where you can find help and advice on how to tinker well. In addition, there are a plethora of groups where it is possible to lend DIY tools. So what are you waiting for to launch the major works?
