How To Remove Old Wallpaper From Concrete Walls

The walls should feel smooth.

How to remove old wallpaper from concrete walls. Cover the electrical outlet with painter s tape spray a four foot wide section and work the scraper along the surface of the wall removing the final bits of glue images 1 and 2. Use a clean wet rag to wipe the wall down as you go image 3. If there are any sticky spots you ll need to repeat the process. The liner will protect your wallpaper from the texture of the concrete.

If you aren t going to paint remove painter s tape and tarps from the space and move furniture back. Do this step without using any water to begin the old wallpaper removal process. The point is to remove the top layer of paper and leave the backing on the wall. These walls are more solid and sound dull if you knock on them.

Stripping wallpaper is a serious home improvement project. That way the backing will easily soak up water making the rest of the wallpaper removal faster and easier. These tips show how to strip old wallpape. If you want to soften the texture of the concrete you can use a textured paint that is smooth but is as thick as pancake batter.

Removing old glue from walls before you paint is a must. I ve scored and soaked the paper in spots it s like mush but it still won t come off. The age of the wall usually determines whether it s drywall or plaster. Pull off the facing.

It will give you a bigger build up on the wall and can be tinted to most colors. The oil primer will not react with any residue left on the walls and will give you a good seal to receive either oil or water based paint. In plaster walls wood lath is nailed to wood framed walls and covered with two or three coats of plaster. Guess i will keep plugging away at it 4 hours down the toilet lol.

The problem with this wall is it s super old and feels like some sort of concrete plaster. Cut the liner in strips according to the dimensions of your wall. The wallpaper seems like s bonded to the walls like it s fuzed on. Remove it by going over the walls one more time with the hot water solution and scraper.

Hang a heavy duty wall liner directly over the concrete. You ll probably ultimately have to use a power washer but since most of the paint is gone you won t have to.