How can I safely remove wallpaper from drywall that has not been primed or painted first?

A year ago, my husband and I purchased a home that had been foreclosed. Well, the people who owned it before us left several projects unfinished. One of those is the living/dining room. It has been wallpapered, but crown molding isn't finished. Anyway, I want to now remove that wallpaper and paint my walls. My problem is, they pasted the wallpaper directly to the drywall...they did not prime or paint the drywall first. How can I safely remove the wallpaper without damaging the drywall? We have a scorer and the spray and have removed wallpaper from several other rooms (they were wallpapering fools I think!!! lol ). I do not want to paint over this wallpaper if I don't have to....Thanks to anyone who can help us with the problem....How can I safely remove wallpaper from drywall that has not been primed or painted first?
This is a problem. I can tell you what to use, but no matter what you do the drywall will still be damaged. And if you want the paint job to look nice... you might just have to replace some of the drywall.





Use CHOMP wallpaper remover. Buy the concentrated formula but when mixing it with water add extra CHOMP. Then follow the directions on the bottle for wallpaper removal.


Drywall that is not water rated cannot stand up to dampness or anything. That's why we paint or add wallpaper it actully protects the drywall besides looking nice.


Unfortunatly, without steam or wallpaper remover, the paper will not come off easily. If you use a putty knife, this can leave nasty holes in the wall. Either way you're looking at replacing what the last owners did not do right at all.How can I safely remove wallpaper from drywall that has not been primed or painted first?
';Repair'; damaged drywall without replacing ...


1. WASH with the least amount of moisture (or dry as you go)


2. DRY several hours


3. SEAL


4. plasters or multi-paint techniques


- one wall I painted blue, added clouds and water waves, then hung a dolphin mirror. imperfections are unnoticeable.

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OK very simple get a squirt bottle at like Wall-mart and a little scraper and you fill the squirter with hot/worm watter and you spray it on the walls and it it like loosins it up and you can actually pull the wall paper off but inder is like the exxis and you spray that down and you use the little scraper to scrape off the exis glue/paper thats on the wall
this is a long process, steam and scrape, you can put a sealant on it though and paint over the wallpaper.
i know that there is a product you can buy at most home supply stores that will remove wallpaper but i am not sure it will not damage the drywall. your best bet is to ask the people in the home supply store ( Lowe's or Home Depot or any of of the big ones) and they can usually give you good advice on nearly anything. good luck with your project.
I had the same problem in this old house when I started to fix it up. The house was built in 1948 and it still had the original wall paper.





I had to rent a steamer from the local tool rental place and it took me about one WEEK to take the wallpaper off of EACH ROOM... it's slow but it can be done... just steam and scrape and steam and scrape and eventually it's done.
I'm removing wallpaper border in every room of my home! My husband didn't have as much trouble with the kitchen, then we started on the livingroom last week. I went to lowes and bought a steamer for $94.00....you can buy the $50 one but the $94 steamer had attachments to clean your floor the grill,lots of uses and it has a hose 10 feet long. I hold the steamer on a section for about 20 seconds then he started scraping. Since my livingroom had a flat paint it was like paper glued to paper! The steamer I bought is made by wagner, worth every penny. If you buy the chemicals it ads up fast.

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How do I repair and paint over damaged drywall?

I love the red paint in my new kitchen. However I hate the bright white chair rail. When I started to remove it, I noticed it has been glued in places.. The rail is 36'; up and the paint is the same (top %26amp; bottom)


Any ideas will be GREATLY appreciated. It just seems like the rails are out of place on the solid color wall. I could paint them, but I can't seem to come up with any fresh ideas. My kitchen/dining are is not that big either. Approx: 10'X20' together. Thanks in advance:)How do I repair and paint over damaged drywall?
Pry the chair rail off. Chunks of drywall will come with it, which is no big deal. Once the rail is gone, take some lightweight joint compound. Fill each hole with mud, packing it in tightly. Drag the knife along the surface to remove excess. Let it dry overnight.





The next day, take some of the mud and thin it down slightly with water. Apply a second coat to the holes, to fill the shrinkage from the day before. Try to get it as smooth as you can, but it doesn't have to be perfect. Allow to dry overnight.





Take a piece of sandpaper and sand the joints flush to the rest of the wall. If there are any cracks, apply another thinned coat. Let dry, sand, prime, and you are ready for paint. You will most likely have to repaint the entire kitchen, in order to blend the repair in to the rest. Red is a bear to match. Hope this helps.How do I repair and paint over damaged drywall?
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How do I get the paint on the drywall above my gas fireplace to dry? Quality paint used, heat seems factor?

The gas fireplace is set in the corner of the room surrounded by drywall. I painted the drywall on the front and top of the fireplace. The front dried fine but the top is still tacky. I think it is due to the heat of the fireplace because the top surface feels warm as the pilot light is always on. Is there a sealer or something I can use to protect the paint from coming off?How do I get the paint on the drywall above my gas fireplace to dry? Quality paint used, heat seems factor?
I'm not sure, but your problem may not be that the paint is not drying... (well, drying through solvent evaporation)





It is possible that the heat from your pilot light is actually rendering your paint into a viscous state... remember, there are heat ';lamps'; and guns that can be purchased to remove old paint.





You may want to consider a tile surface, or check with your local paint store (NOT lowes or HD, I think you would be better with a sherwin williams or the like) for a solution to your problem.





The only other solution I can think of involves removing the drywall, installinf a rock wool or other to-code fire-rated insulation, replacing the drywall and hoping that enough heat is blocked..





My gas insert is retro-fitted into an old brick woodburning fireplace and vented up the chimney, no heat from the pilot reaches the painted surfaces...How do I get the paint on the drywall above my gas fireplace to dry? Quality paint used, heat seems factor?
Try to prop a fan towards the ceiling see if that helps.

Paint peeling off drywall question?

I purchased a house recently, it鈥檚 an older home. When we started painting we found cracked paint spots. I pulled on one corner and sheets of paint came off, ranging from 6 inches to 3 or 4 feet at a time. It goes all the way to the drywall behind. This is in several of the rooms. The drywall feels like it has a powder on it. I contacted someone to do some dry walling in a room that had paneling. However when I showed him the problem with the paint he recommended using kilz on the walls. I wanted to know if anyone else has had this problem or have any other recommendations to do. I am concerned that when I go to texture the walls it will not stick to the drywall and just cause a big mess.Paint peeling off drywall question?
Your drywall was never primed correctly, the Kilz will not help unless all the old latex paint that peels off is removed.Paint peeling off drywall question?
Yes, Kilz. Then texture and finally your paint. Double check the drywall tape in case they cut corners when mudding before applying the Kilz.





To make a fast %26amp; cheap paint job, the previous owners must not have used drywall primer paint before the actual painting. If they cut corners on this, be prepared to find other 'quick' fixes in the home. We found many in our home including within the wall wiring 'fixes'.
Remove all of the old paint that is loose, Fill the spots in with Spackling and then paint. Would use a Primer (like Kilz = I like the Water based Kilz since it is easier to use) and then paint.
He's right, improper prep of the drywall and priming is the problem. Each consecutive layer you apply over this will compound the problem.
haha should ave done ur homework

Drywall cieling painting Question?

I just recently scraped popcorn texture off the cieling of a house and put joint compound up on a concrete cieling to fill cracks and holes.I sanded it real good then when i went to put primer on with a roller i was rolling it and parts of it pealed off the cieling onto the roller.I pulled pieces of the torn part and big sections started pealing real easy.I was scared to keep putting paint up because it might not stick.Could it be because the cieling had alot of dust on it.What should i do please help?Drywall cieling painting Question?
It sounds like the joint compound bonded to left over popcorn.





Remove all the joint compound and wipe down the entire ceiling with a wet cloth or sponge. Make sure to remove all loose material.





Then paint the whole thing with a PVA primer and let it dry. After it is dry you can skim coat with mud.Drywall cieling painting Question?
how did u get the popcorn down? Did u damp the ceiling then scrape it off? Did the join compound dry completely yet? Same as the ceiling. After u sanded it, did u vaccum or brush it all off? U have to make sure the ceiling or anything that u sand is really clean from the sand dust... or u'r jst rollng dust %26amp; paint.





Try it again.... make sure it's really dry %26amp; the dust is allll off. Then try a corner %26amp; c what happens. U should b good to go then.
mike is correct you have to prime the ceiling first drywall mud/joint compound does not bond to concrete without priming the concrete first as the primer acts as a better surface for the mud to bond to....painting/drywall contractor.

What do you suggests for sanding down taped seams on drywall after it is painted?

I would think the sanding blocks sold for drywall sanding would work fine, they may clog easier because of the paint, but they should work fine.What do you suggests for sanding down taped seams on drywall after it is painted?
After it is painted it is the painters responsibility. It is the painter's responsibility to accept or reject the finish he is painting. If all of this is you, you are in a bunch of trouble. Painted drywall mud can not be sanded easily. Sorry, there is no easy fix at that point.What do you suggests for sanding down taped seams on drywall after it is painted?
You can purchase a screen-like 'paper' designed specifically for drywall seam sanding at HD or Lowes. Use that instead of regular sandpaper since it will not clog.





If you are smoothing a seam, use a wet (wrung out) cloth and rub the seam lightly, The water will soften the top layer of ';mud'; and spread it out for a smooth finish

Imperfections in drywall on walls that have been painted?

I hired a contractor to remove wallpaper in a very large room. He did a lousy job and painted over imperfections in the drywall after the wallpaper was removed. This includes pits, scratches, etc. I'm determined to fix the damage myself. I've had it and my house is for sale. What do I use to fill in the imperfections before I repaint?Imperfections in drywall on walls that have been painted?
It's very hard to sand over the paint with sandpaper and I don't suggest it. You need to get what I call sheetrock mud, comes in small container to 5 gal. bucket. Stir with enough water to make consistency as thick as a thick pancake batter. Use a sheetrock knife, 6 in. should do, and spread mud evenly over pits, as evenly as possible. Use the outside edge to scrape the edge of the mud placed to feather, don't want thick edges. Let dry. If ridges still appear, put another thin coat, leaving as least as possible over area again. After dried, use med. to fine grain sandpaper or a sanding block, it's easier to hold, and lightly sand smooth, making sure there are no ridges and edges are blended down to nothing. After sanding take a dry cloth and remove sanding dust. Then all you have to do is paint. You may have to put 2 coats to get a match. I used to do this for living and am hoping I remember correctly, been a while. Good luck!Imperfections in drywall on walls that have been painted?
Also, if you want the filled areas to be flat and level with the surrounding surface, be sure and back up the sandpaper with a hard, flat block of wood so that it doesn't dip into the newly filled areas which are often ';softer'; than the surrounding paint, etc. IOW, don't use one of those rubber backed sanding blocks.
At the hardware store or home supply center, they will have ';drywall joint compound'; for this purpose. Easy fix with broad putty knife, and easily sanded smooth.





But! here where I live, in California, the contractor would have to make good on bad work. This is a reason ALWAYS to hire a licensed contractor, and never to make full payment until the job is completed to your satisfaction. There is an implied 1 year warranty.





So can you call him back? Remember that you have the power to recommend him to others in the future. This may be incentive if he is disinclined to make good.
you'll need to sand off the bad places, fill them with spackling, level it all with a big old flat spreader and make sure you repaint with a compatible paint. It's a messy job.

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