It’s best to give this a real try before moving on to other products. However, while there are many wallpaper removing products out there, the most reliable method of removing adhesive is with water. The risk in using a scorer is that you’ll leave marks on the wall. If the top layer of the wallpaper is not coming off easily, you can consider using a scorer, which will poke holes in the wallpaper and make it easier for the water to seep into the adhesive. A steamer may be necessary if your wallpaper is particularly hard to remove or not budging. In this case, you may find you need additional tools to remove the adhesive layer. It will also mean the removal process will be more difficult. If the walls haven’t been painted, there’s a chance the water will seep through and damage them. However, the walls will be clean and undamaged and unless there is a specific circumstance, you will not have to repaint them. Depending on the paint, there may be a slight sheen remaining if you look closely at the wall. Chances are good they will look almost exactly the same once you are finished. If they have been painted, the adhesive layer will be a lot easier to remove and the walls will look cleaner. How your walls look at the end of this process really depends on whether or not they were painted before. More likely, the paper will rip and you’ll have to sit there trying to get everything off all the way with a scraper or putty knife. You probably won’t be able to remove the paper in one easy swoop. Don’t expect this process to be seamless, though. Then you can peel the wallpaper off using a scraper or a putty knife. This allows the adhesive to soften, so it’s easier to remove. Once the entire area of paper is wet, you can wait around five to ten minutes.You’ll want to be careful not to use too much water so as not to damage the wall. It's best to start from the top of a wall and work your way down, just in case the water is going to drip. Lightly spray the area with water or use a sponge to dampen the adhesive layer. To do this, it’s best to work in patches, otherwise, the paper will dry before you have a chance to remove it. Once you remove the entire top layer, step two is to remove the adhesive layer.If you’re not having luck getting an edge to unstick, spraying some water on it may do the trick. As you would rip off packing tape, you’ll have to pick at the edges to unstick it. It’s likely this will not be a seamless process, however. Hopefully, you’ll be able to remove large chunks without the vinyl breaking. To remove the top layer, find a corner and separate the top layer from the paper underneath.Lay down a drop cloth or poly sheet to prevent wet wallpaper from ruining your floors, and tape over floorboards and wainscoting so you don't damage them during this process. Remove wall plates from light switches and outlets and tape over the outlet and switches to prevent water and moisture from getting on them.Yes, this means you’ll have two layers to remove with non peel-and-stick wallpapers. Wallpapers typically have two layers: the paper that sticks to the wall and then a vinyl or another water-resistant layer with the actual pattern. The main kinds of wallpaper with adhesive are pre-pasted (paste is already on the back) and non-pasted (paste has to be applied before sticking to the wall). However, other types of wallpaper stick to the wall with an adhesive and take more time to remove. You can probably remove a whole wall with peel-and-stick wallpaper in ten minutes. This one comes off easily in one layer and does not usually leave any marks on the wall. If you’re lucky, it’ll be peel-and-stick wallpaper. You can do this by picking at a small corner and trying to remove it. The first thing you’ll want to do is determine which kind of wallpaper you have. It's a messy and time-consuming job, but with the right tools, anyone can do it. There's no shortcut for removing wallpaper.
In general, the amount of time it takes to remove wallpaper will depend on the type of wall and the kind of wallpaper you have. What’s tricky about removing wallpaper is that it’s hard to gauge how long it’ll take until you actually start. Or you recently moved into a new home, and you have some cute wallpaper in what used to be a toddler’s room, but it doesn’t make sense in your new office. Maybe a few years ago your family was in love with a forest-printed accent wall, and now it looks tacky.
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