During the repair of an apartment, many are faced with a situation where it is almost impossible to remove old wallpaper from the walls. However, if you know some tricks, then this problem can be dealt with quite easily.
Warm water is applied to the wallpaper with a spray gun, sponge, or ordinary rag and the wallpaper is left in this state for about half an hour. During this period of time, the paper dampens, and the adhesive base melts, as a result of which the wallpaper is removed from the walls much easier. Using this method, do not forget about safety measures - before applying water to the walls, disconnect all sockets.
If the wallpaper on the walls is very old, then quickly soak them with water is unlikely to succeed. In this case, applying cuts and scratches to the wallpaper will help. Scratches can be made with a special tool, which today is quite simple to purchase in any specialized store. This device is called "wallpaper tiger." Another option is to make your own special roller with nails. If neither one nor the other is at hand, then you can use a regular knife or spatula, although working with these tools will take much longer.
Another way to remove old wallpaper from the wall is by steaming with an iron. However, using an iron, safety precautions should be followed. To avoid ignition of the appliance, wallpaper should only be steamed through a cloth dampened with water.
Recently, special tools for removing wallpapers have been popular. Such funds penetrate deeply into the composition of wallpaper paper, thereby greatly facilitating the process of removing wallpaper from the wall.
