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DIY & Home Improvement

japple

(10,406 posts) Tue Jan 13, 2015, 05:39 PM Jan 2015

Wallpaper removal advice needed. I have a bathroom that was wallpapered [View all]

10 years ago. It is prepasted wallpaper from Home Depot. My SIL said to use ammonia, but I don't think I could stand that even though it is a Jack/Jill bathroom, but very small in size. I have read (on the old DU site) to score the paper and then use fabric softener to loosen the adhesive. I've also seen advice that said to score the wallpaper and then use vinegar. Does anyone have 1st hand experience? I promise to never use wallpaper again, so help me dog.

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Wallpaper removal advice needed. I have a bathroom that was wallpapered [View all] japple Jan 2015 OP

It may be stippable ... GeorgeGist Jan 2015 #1

Here's the easiest way ... Scuba Jan 2015 #2

I did this job a few years ago. Renew Deal Jan 2015 #3

We always did this: Adsos Letter Jan 2015 #4

This is the method I used in my bathroom. Lugnut Jan 2015 #8

I had 100% success with this... lamp_shade Jan 2015 #5

Garment steamer A Little Weird Jan 2015 #6

This is the other method I've heard about Renew Deal Jan 2015 #7

Get the scorer from a hardware store Warpy Jan 2015 #9

I've used both a steamer and the DIF gel. Thor_MN Jan 2015 #10