Replacing old wallpaper begins with the removal of old. It goes without saying that first you need to buy wallpaper for walls, before removing the old. 2 methods of removal are known.
1.Wetting and scraping. First, the wallpaper is moistened with slightly warm water with a dissolved detergent or a special solution – for loosening paper. Then they are scraped off using a scraper or spatula. In wallpaper with vinyl coating, the film is first removed from the surface.
2.Steam removal. Use steam stripper, which will quickly and efficiently remove heavy or multi -layer types of wallpaper. The stripper consists of a water tank, where water is heated, already in steam form entering the surface. They drive through the wallpaper by stripper, processing them with steam, after which the wallpaper can easily be removed.
The method is chosen at their discretion
If there are sockets or switches on the walls of the rosettes, the general supply of electricity is turned off, the fasteners on the instruments are weakened, and the wallpaper is removed. Then the screws are tightened, sockets and switches are placed in plastic bags (wrapped), fixing with tape. Electricity is included after the final drying of the wall.
To avoid damage to the plaster, they use a scraper at a slight angle to the surfaces. After the wallpaper removal, the wall is washed with water to remove excess paper.
Working with steam, protect their hands with gloves and long sleeves. Stripper does not keep near the same place more than 30 seconds. At the end of the work, there is also water flushing walls.
The vinyl wallpaper provides for the rapid removal of the upper layer. Find a wallpaper, then carefully separate the vinyl film from the base with both hands and removed. Opov paper is removed in the usual way, like ordinary wallpapers.