top six next year Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Just bought a house and the place is covered in woodchip wallpaper. What's the best way to remove it? I've spent the last hour reading various forums. Steamer and scraper the way to go? Or would the walls take a skim of plaster to cover it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Taranbino Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Disappointing. Almost red dot worthy if I wasn't on mobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Just bought a house and the place is covered in woodchip wallpaper. What's the best way to remove it? I've spent the last hour reading various forums. Steamer and scraper the way to go? Or would the walls take a skim of plaster to cover it up? Get a steamer(steady), switch it on and turn the plate upwards and leave in the room with windows and doors closed for a good twenty minutes or so, this will turn the room into a sauna but the steam will start to impregnate the woodchip and will be easier to remove using the steamer conventionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoversMad Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Woodchip is evil. Burn it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 If you have artex, don't bother with my previous advice as a lot of the older stuff contains small amounts of asbestos, you don't want that shit dropping around your ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos123sam Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I thought this was going to be about nudity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_blue Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Well this is disappointing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I thought this was going to be about nudity Bring round a bottle of JD and I'll see what we can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 That's my nightmares sorted out. Thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 You could get an electric sander rather than skim it with plaster. Or put the heating on full with all the windaes shut then get yer missus & a bunch of her mates in with some scrapers, buckets of water & water pistols & half a dozen bottles of cava & bingo leave them to it. Welcome to stripper night. Grimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby carlos Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Get a heavy duty scraper (the black handle thingy) you should get it at b&q, it has a Stanley knife at the top so buy a packet off blades to go with it. I'm a painter and decorator and this is what I use when stripping woodchip and anaglypta ect, just get your blade underneath the paper and it should come off in decent sized chunks. Once the top paper is off the backing paper will just need soaked with warm water and after 5 mins rest should come off no problem with an ordinary scraper. Hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 ImageUploadedByPie & Bovril1435477885.117109.jpg Get a heavy duty scraper (the black handle thingy) you should get it at b&q, it has a Stanley knife at the top so buy a packet off blades to go with it. I'm a painter and decorator and this is what I use when stripping woodchip and anaglypta ect, just get your blade underneath the paper and it should come off in decent sized chunks. Once the top paper is off the backing paper will just need soaked with warm water and after 5 mins rest should come off no problem with an ordinary scraper. Hope that helps Don't fancy stripping and wallpapering a hall for me do you? I can't be arsed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby carlos Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Don't fancy stripping and wallpapering a hall for me do you? I can't be arsed. Hope you've got plenty of cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Hope you've got plenty of cash Think he will use traditional wallpaper rather than bank notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 As others have said, this is not what I was expecting. I shall bid you a good day, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob the tank Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 My niece is having her living room papered and painted (not the woodwork). No change out of £800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawner upper Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 My niece is having her living room papered and painted (not the woodwork). No change out of £800Who is she getting in,Michael Angelo? That is an outrageous quote,you could still get a good quality Decorator in for probably half that price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Hope you've got plenty of cash I've got a £500 note with your name on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby carlos Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I've got a £500 note with your name on it. Don't think the bank would accept a Bobby Carlos £500 note would have to be my boring professional name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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