I broke my promise to myself and stripped wallpaper again. The only reason I did this is for $100,000 profit. My family and I did not have time to wait for professional help. We sold our investment property before finishing the work and needed the home ready for appraisal.
While stripping the wallpaper, I realized that many homemakers get wrong advice for this horrendous task. After years of experience on 29 houses, I offer my tried and best tips:
1. Use a clothes steamer or rent a professional steamer
2. Soak a large section of the wall
3. Run a "Paper Tiger" scoring tool across the damp section
4. Steam the section again
5. Spray the section with fabric softener and hot water
6. Score the section with the paper tiger again
7. Steam again
8. Remove any curling edges (sometimes large areas peel off)
9. Scrape with a six inch sheetrock blade
10. Repeat the above steps on the section until most scrapes off easily
11. Scrub with hot water and vinegar or TSP, and a sponge with a scratchy surface.
Don't live with ugly wallpaper any longer!
P. S. Please email me if you have any additional tips that would help others!
About The Author: Jeanette Fisher, author of "Doghouse to Dollhouse for Dollars: Using Design Psychology to Increase Real Estate Profits," and other books teaches Real Estate Investing and Design Psychology. Explore Design Psychology articles, tips, reports, and newsletters, at http://www.designpsych.com/
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