How do I get wall paper off of drywall. The drywall was never painted first. Paper put straight on drywall.?

Hire a wallpaper steamer, most hire companies will have them.How do I get wall paper off of drywall. The drywall was never painted first. Paper put straight on drywall.?
A cheap alternative to wallpaper remover is filling a spray bottle with water %26amp; Downy or some other liquid fabric softener. Water %26amp; vinegar work also. Just score your wallpaper, or peel of as much of the top layer as you can and spray it on. Within a minute or two you should be able to scrape it off.





If the walls weren't 'sized' or 'primed' prior to hanging the paper, it may NOT come off all the way. This has happened to me several times when trying to remove paper. If you are planning on texturing the walls after removing the paper, you can leave some of the stubborn peices on. After you texture, these peices ususally just get hidden. If they do decide to puff up and come off this is when you will see them, when the mud is wet. Then you can remove them. I have even had a whole wall I just textured over the paper and painted and you would never have known it. Good luck!How do I get wall paper off of drywall. The drywall was never painted first. Paper put straight on drywall.?
if the drywall was not painted or primed, you're not going to get the wallpaper off without destroying the drywall. the wallpaper is now part of the drywall. if you can get the vinyl surface off it will help. then prime over the backing. if it looks ok then you can paint it. but if not you will have to skim the wall with joint compound after priming. it's a real mess when people hang paper on drywall without a primer. good luck, you're gonna need it.
as a past house painter in the eighties, we used to soak the walls with hot water and dishwashing detergent, using foam pads on broom handles, called squeagy mops, here in australia,once the paper was soaked through all you needed was a wide paint scraper, it was messy but it didnt matter if the carpet got wet as we used to rip the carpet up and restore the floor boards to there original condition.
if you have a steamer great


if not use a water bottle filled with hot water


spray and use a wall paper remover tool gently



Larry is right.


1/4'; drywall is quicker than skimming
you will need to steam it off. most hardware stores have wall paper steamers for just that purpose

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