how the fuck do you remove wallpaper in a room without it being a giant fucking pain in the ass?it took me 7 hours to do a single room, ripping off the vinyl outer layer in clean sheets and using a trowel and warm water trying to scrape away the glue backlayer. is there really no faster way to do this? foreman says not but i have 5 more fucking rooms to go, help me /diy/
?run a humidifier and a heater in the room for a couple hours
>>2997133steamer
>>2997254>not my zip code
>>2997133>how the fuck do you remove wallpaper in a roomOh! That's simple, you->without it being a giant fucking pain in the ass-Nevermind. Yeah, no, it sucks motherfucking ass. There's tools they make (shitty, generally)to perforate all over the wallpaper, so that when you spray it down with warm soapy water it penetrates more and scrapes off the wall easier. But IDK. That's the method. Then prime, then paint.
>>2997133noyou have to penetrate the top surface if its waterproofif you are very careful with a knife you can gently score the paper, does two things one lets some water through to the back second it controls how the pieces peel off before getting too big and tearing when you peel.dont know why you would bother with warm watersteamer i dont think makes it much quicker, makes a fuck of a mess thoughyes its a boring job, thats what life was like before AI sorry to tell youuse e.g. a car sponge to dampen a large area and let it soak in, then when its still wet it should come off easily in large pieces. should be wet enough to just about start to bead down but not
