Removing Blown Vinyl Wallpaper

Washable vinyl wallpaper is a durable and easy to clean wall covering found in many homes.

Removing blown vinyl wallpaper.

Fortunately it is usually easy to pull the vinyl cover off. You need to start at the top corner of one wall using a putty knife or a wall scraper to loosen the edge of the paper. It s not hard but be prepared for a mess. Removing washable vinyl wallpaper.

It may come away in small strips or the vinyl may become soft making it harder to strip off of the wall. Using either a putty knife or a specially designed wallpaper scraping tool try to lift off the wallpaper in one of the top corners of a wall. Vinyl wallpaper will often create a big mess when you try and remove it from the wall using conventional methods. Start by peeling off the vinyl from the paper backing.

The top vinyl layer usually peels away in sheets or large strips. Removing vinyl wallpaper can be a very difficult job if you don t take it off in the correct way. Next spray liquid wallpaper remover onto the remaining paper then use a trowel to spread the liquid over the paper so it soaks in thoroughly. For instance vinyl wallpaper will be impervious to liquid stripper so the vinyl topcoat will have to be removed before attempting to wet it.

Hgtv expert steve watson shows how to remove vinyl wallpaper. Removing it to paint or repaper however is not so easy. Grab the lifted corner and pull downward. The first step in removing this tough wallpaper is peeling off the actual vinyl which is the outermost layer.