I hate pulling wallpaper. There is
nothing fun about thinking you have a big chunk of wallpaper coming off for it
to only rip and it’s the size of a penny. Oh, and the clean up. Don’t get me
started on the clean up.
When we purchased our home a year
and a half ago one bedroom had a board and one full wall of wallpaper, a
bathroom had a boarder, and to our surprise another bedroom had TWO LAYERS
thick of wallpaper. We tackled the bedroom that only had one full wall of
wallpaper and the bathroom with the boarder. I used a steamer, which seemed to
help a little, however it was blasted hot! Here we are a year and a half later
and I hadn’t touched the two layer thick bedroom.
I really wanted to work on the
other bedroom, but the though of not only pulling one layer thick of wallpaper,
but two, was daunting. At one point the hubba hubba suggested re-sheet rocking,
however after he considered the amount of time it would take he pulled that
offer off the table. So here I was, I had a bed, dresser, and chair with nowhere
to put them. I sucked it up and started working on the wallpaper.
At first I went for what I knew,
using the steamer. Of course, I was going at the same snail pace as before. The
hubba hubba noticed me struggling so he jumped in and after about 5 minutes he
was coming up with ideas such as putting paneling over and I vetoed. I gave it
a rest but got up the next day and kept pulling. Again, the hubba hubba joined
me and asked if there was a spray that we could use to help remove the
wallpaper. When we did the other bedroom I did buy a spray but didn’t use much
of it, honestly, I don’t remember why. I grabbed what we had and the hubba
hubba followed behind me using the spray and a scraper. I’ll be darn it was working!
Seven
hours, 5 bottles of the wallpaper removal, 4 trash bags full of wallpaper
scraps (even the penny size ones!), and a few sore hands we were finally
wallpaper free! So what is this magical wallpaper removal spray? Piranha
Wallpaper Remover. We purchased our bottles at Lowes for about $7 a piece and
it was worth every penny.
How’d we do
it? Since we had two layers I pulled the first layer that fortunately pulled
the backer with it. I then used the scrapper to get under the second layer
pulling facing however it left the backer on the sheetrock. The hubba hubba
followed behind me spraying the backer left on the wall almost soaking it. He
then used the scrapper to “push” the backer in rows and it just peeled off the
walls.
In the end,
I am glad I didn’t give up on getting rid of the wallpaper. Anyone who has ever
had the pleasure of pulling wallpaper know the nightmares they can cause. The
Piranha and help of the hubba hubba helped tremendously. Don’t have a hubba
hubba? Call a few girlfriends and offer them some cookies and wine.
Rather Be Junkin' <3
Heather
I am so
thrilled to feature TYPOGRFX on The Rustic Coop! TYPOGRFX is a custom
collection of meaningful memories and experiences that can be featured on
several different formats. My favorite is the wood & burlap print! Other
formats available are metal, wood, canvas, and even blankets!
We received our first TYPOGRFX as a
Christmas gift in 2013 shortly after we got engaged. Chris and I had been
dating for 7 years and were excited to place our favorite memories, wedding
date, and words that best described us on display in our home. It was fun to reminisce memories and use our
favorites in our TYPOGRFX. Our custom TYPOGRFX is one of the first things you see
when you walk into our home. Now, every time I need a gift for a friend or
family member, I order them a gift card to TYPOGRFX for them to create for
their home. (Especially those with new little babies!)
